Definition of "open-breasted" [open-breasted]

• Open on the breast; that does not cover the breast or bosom: said of garments so made as to leave the breast or bosom exposed.
• Open-hearted; not concealing thoughts or feelings; frank.

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Now there could be no shadow of doubt that this was an open-breasted cut at young Fanie van Tromp, whose affection for Katje was a matter of talk on the farms, and whose overtures that young lady had consistently sterilized with ridicule."
• "In place of the open-breasted shirt with the rolled-up sleeves there were tailor-made upper clothes, with the collar and cravat also of civilization, and the hat -- it was perhaps fortunate for the rider that he had not met any true denizens of the unfettered highlands on the lonely trail from Jack's"
• "The men are still in jackets and breeches, and, with their slouched and pointed hats and open-breasted shirts and rattling leather leggings, may remind one sufficiently of the"