Definition of "double-breasted" [dou•ble-breast•ed]

• Fastened by lapping one edge of the front of a garment well over the other and usually having a double row of buttons with a single row of buttonholes. Used especially of a coat or jacket. (adjective)
• Having a double-breasted coat: a double-breasted suit. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "The materials are straight from the haberdashery, even with the feminine touch of a clover-leaf collar on a long, double-breasted jacket."
• "At Gap, for example, there's a gray check car coat for £ 79.50; at Theory, a smart, ¾ - length, burned-camel colored double-breasted wool, £ 540."
• "Marc Jacobs The fall collection from Marc Jacobs included such styles as three-piece m é lange tweed suits and long, double-breasted jackets with the feminine touch of a clover-leaf collar."