single-breasted

[ sing-guhl-bres-tid ]

/ ˈsɪŋ gəlˈbrɛs tɪd /

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adjective

(of a coat, jacket, etc.) having a front closure directly in the center with only a narrow overlap secured by a single button or row of buttons.

(of a suit) having a jacket or coat of this type.

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Origin of single-breasted

First recorded in 1790–1800

Words nearby single-breasted

single-acting, single-action, single-barrel, single-blind, single bond, single-breasted, single-celled, single-cell protein, single combat, single cream, single-cross

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Despite the strong language, however, the neither the JPO nor Lockheed could dispute a single fact in either Daily Beast report.
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It is not a decisive war, with a single, signature victory, but a war of attrition.
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A single father, he had been living abroad and returned when his mother was diagnosed with cancer.
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They stood in a single row, united by solemn respect as the Liu family remained inside.
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In a show about single women, Sex and The City was always in a rush to get to the altar—and with a man there waiting.
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Synallaxis erythrothorax Sclater: Rufous-breasted Spinetail.
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When the whole hunt is hunting up, each single change is made between the whole hunt, and the next bell above it.
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She apparently prefers to paint single figures of women and young girls, but her works include a variety of subjects.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D.|Clara Erskine Clement
Beginning with single twigs and working over them patiently she at length painted whole trees, and later animals.
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Liking for a single colour is a considerably smaller display of mind than an appreciation of the relation of two colours.
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British Dictionary definitions for single-breasted

single-breasted

adjective

(of a garment) having the fronts overlapping only slightly and with one row of fastenings

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