double-breasted

double-breasted
/dub"euhl bres"tid/, adj.
1. (of a coat, jacket, etc.) overlapping sufficiently in front to allow for two rows of buttons.
2. (of a suit) having a coat or jacket that so overlaps. Cf. single-breasted.
[1695-1700]

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