single-breasted
(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
1- Compare double-breasted.
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How to use single-breasted in a sentence
A double-breasted suit is more formal than a single-breasted one.
Undress: Short blue jacket with round collar, single-breasted—six buttons in front, and three on each cuff.
Yachting Vol. 2 | Various.Double-breasted models are appropriate for the young man; single-breasted for the older.
Book of Etiquette, Volume 2 | Lillian Eichler Watsonsingle-breasted waistcoats are smarter than double-breasted.
Riding and Driving for Women | Belle BeachHis clothes fitted him like a glove; his coat wras single-breasted and buttoned up to the chin.
Agnes Strickland's Queens of England, Vol. III. (of III) | Rosalie Kaufman
And the surtout, single-breasted, was thrown open gallantly; and in the second button-hole thereof was a moss rose.
British Dictionary definitions for single-breasted
(of a garment) having the fronts overlapping only slightly and with one row of fastenings
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