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double-breasted

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dou·ble-breast·ed (dbl-brstd)
adj.
1. Fastened by lapping one edge of the front of a garment well over the other and usually having a double row of buttons with a single row of buttonholes. Used especially of a coat or jacket.
2. Having a double-breasted coat: a double-breasted suit.
double-breasted
adj
(Clothing & Fashion) (of a garment) having overlapping fronts such as to give a double thickness of cloth
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Adj.1.double-breasted - (of clothing) fastened by lapping one edge of the front well over the other usually with a double row of buttons; "double-breasted jacket"; "double-breasted suit"
single-breasted - (of clothing) closing with a narrow overlap and fastened with a single row of buttons; "a single-breasted jacket"
Translations
double-breasted [ˈdʌblˈbrestɪd] ADJ → cruzado, con botonadura doble
double-breasted [ˌdʌblˈbrɛstɪd] adj (jacket) → doppiopetto inv
double-breasted [ˌdʌblˈbrɛstɪd] adj (jacket) → doppiopetto inv


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A double-breasted jacket of some dark frieze-like material fitted closely to her figure, while her straight blue skirt, untrimmed and ungathered, was cut so short that the lower curve of her finely-turned legs was plainly visible beneath it, terminating in a pair of broad, flat, low-heeled and square-toed shoes.
Beyond the City by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
His blue double-breasted coat, edged with black braid, buttoned close to a red puff tie, and his patent-leather shoes looked like murder-fitted weapons.
Maggie: A Girl of the Streets by Crane, Stephen View in context
He wore a pair of plaid trousers, and a large, rough, double-breasted waistcoat; out of doors, he carried a thick stick with a big top.
The Posthumous Papers Of The Pickwick Club by Dickens, Charles View in context
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