double-breasted Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective (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

WordNet


Dou"ble-breast`ed adjective
Definitions
  1. Folding or lapping over on the breast, with a row of buttons and buttonholes on each side; as, a double-breasted coat.

Webster 1913