double-breasted suit
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- noun
- /ˈdʌbəlˈbrɛstɪd suːt/
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traje cruzado
- Gotti was known as The Teflon Don or the Dapper Don, a moniker given as a result of his penchant for wearing fancy double-breasted suits.
- wear a double-breasted suit
- dark double-breasted suit
- blue double-breasted suit
Examples
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Hank, wearing a white double-breasted suit and Stetson, remembers something and crawls out of the back seat: "Hank, I forgot to say goodbye to Momma."
Fiction book (1990) -
I can see you in court now surrounded by a bunch of lawyers in double-breasted suits.
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Despite the fact that it was a broiling August day, the man wore a dark black double-breasted suit and a black hat.
Fiction book (1991) -
Hank wears his white double-breasted suit with black piping.
Fiction book (1990) -
Today he had on a slate-colored double-breasted suit, white shirt, and a muted, rust-patterned tie.
Fiction book (1995) -
He said this to me in my new Armani double-breasted suit and Italian loafers.
Fiction book (1997) -
The Hadacol Announcer stands at the mike with Hank, Lilly, and James Worthington, an officious man in a brown double-breasted suit and bow tie.
Fiction book (1990) -
Hank preferred double-breasted suits with padded shoulders—in fashion or not—because they filled out his spindle-shanked frame.
Fiction book (1990) -
He attended the gala wearing a stylish double-breasted suit that perfectly complemented his formal attire.
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The fashion magazine featured the latest trends in double-breasted suits for the upcoming winter season.
Antonyms
How Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
double-breasted + suit
The element 'double' clearly signals 'two' while 'breasted' refers to the front/chest construction of a garment, so a learner could infer a suit with two front panels or two rows of buttons. However, 'breasted' as a clothing-specific morphological element is somewhat specialised and may not be fully familiar to a B1 learner, so the precise design (overlapping flaps and parallel columns of buttons) is not fully predictable without prior exposure.
Etymology
The noun double-breasted suit comes from the jacket's front: double means two and breasted points to the 'breast' or front, where two wide flaps overlap and fasten with two rows of buttons. Because the front overlaps and has extra buttons, the jacket looks stronger and more 'formal', so the name now refers to that smart, classic style.