- double-breasted suit
- nouna suit with a double-breasted jacket• Hypernyms: ↑suit, ↑suit of clothes• Part Meronyms: ↑double-breasted jacket
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
double-breasted suit
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Double-breasted — A grey striped six on one double breasted suit with jetted pockets, a style popular in the 1980s In clothing, the term double breasted refers to a coat or jacket with wide, overlapping front flaps and two parallel columns of buttons or snaps; by… … Wikipedia
double-breasted — adjective Date: 1701 1. having one half of the front lapped over the other and usually a double row of buttons and a single row of buttonholes < a double breasted coat > 2. having a double breasted coat < a double breasted suit > … New Collegiate Dictionary
double-breasted — adjective (of clothing) fastened by lapping one edge of the front well over the other usually with a double row of buttons (Freq. 1) double breasted jacket double breasted suit • Ant: ↑single breasted … Useful english dictionary
double-breasted jacket — noun a jacket having fronts that overlap enough for two separate rows of buttons • Hypernyms: ↑jacket • Part Holonyms: ↑double breasted suit … Useful english dictionary
double-breasted — adj. Double breasted is used with these nouns: ↑coat, ↑jacket, ↑suit, ↑tuxedo … Collocations dictionary
double-breasted — ADJ: usu ADJ n A double breasted jacket or suit has two very wide sections at the front of the jacket which fit over one another when you button them up … English dictionary
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] * * * … Universalium
double-breasted — dou′ble breast′ed adj. 1) clo (of a coat, jacket, etc.) having a front closure with a wide overlap that is secured at both the right and the left sides and typically shows two vertical rows of buttons when fastened 2) clo (of a suit) having a… … From formal English to slang
Suit (clothing) — Western dress codes Formal wear Formal Semi formal Informal (including lounge suits) Smart casual Business casual Casual Active attire … Wikipedia
Suit (history) — The man s suit of clothes is a set of garments which are crafted from the same cloth. This article discusses the history of the lounge suit, often called a business suit when made in dark colours and of conservative cut.Our current styles were… … Wikipedia
