Definitions for double-breasted

double-breasted dou·ble-breast·ed

Spelling: [duhb-uh l-bres-tid]
IPA: /ˈdʌb əlˈbrɛs tɪd/

Double-Breasted is a 15 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 1841 anagrams from letters in double-breasted (-abbddeeelorstu).

Definitions for double-breasted

adjective

  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.

Origin of double-breasted

First recorded in 1695-1700

Examples for double-breasted

Single-breasted waistcoats are smarter than double-breasted.

For winter wear there is nothing like the double-breasted body.

He's wearin' a double-breasted blue coat and a sort of yachtin' cap.

Then she purred, “John, if you wear a double-breasted jacket, you must always keep it buttoned.”

He would do well to expunge every double-breasted suit from his wardrobe.

"Oh, with a double-breasted one, your Grace," was the reply.

Ministers of a certain persuasion often seem to have a predilection for double-breasted suits, as well as three-piece ones.

A double-breasted suit is more formal than a single-breasted one.

I would love to wear my double-breasted white linen suit to a party.

Within a week, he was wearing the double-breasted tunic of the Higher Life.

Word Value for double-breasted
Scrable

9

Words with friends

12

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