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Definition of Single-breasted
1. Adjective. (of clothing) closing with a narrow overlap and fastened with a single row of buttons. "A single-breasted jacket"
Definition of Single-breasted
1. Adjective. (context: of a jacket or coat) Closing with a single row of buttons that form a narrow overlap. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Single-breasted
Literary usage of Single-breasted
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Handy-book of Literary Curiosities by William Shepard Walsh (1892)
"... opposite extreme of tight swallow-tails ; the latter were succeeded by the
morning-coat pattern, now generally giving way to the single-breasted frock. ..."
2. Historical Sketch of the Old Sixth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteers by John Wesley Hanson (1866)
"Before coming home, however, they were furnished with a sort of Zouave suit,
consisting of gray voltigeur jackets, single-breasted, with full trowsers, ..."
3. Discoveries in Every-day Europe: Vagrant Notes of a Rapid Journey by Don Carlos Seitz (1907)
"The Germans are the most conspicuous in long, single-breasted, close - buttoned
coats of brilliant scarlet. There are two bridges of boats on the Rhine, ..."
4. Discoveries in Every-day Europe: Vagrant Notes of a Rapid Journey by Don Carlos Seitz (1907)
"The Germans are the most conspicuous in long, single-breasted, close - buttoned
coats of brilliant scarlet. There are two bridges of boats on the Rhine, ..."
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