Meaning & use
single-breasted
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Meaning
adjectivebefore a noun
Describing a jacket or coat whose front edges meet in one line and fasten with a single row of buttons.
Grammar: Usually comes before the noun: a single-breasted jacket.
Patterns
- a single-breasted jacket
- a single-breasted coat
He wore a navy single-breasted suit to the interview.
A single-breasted coat looks neater on a shorter person than a bulky one.
The tailor suggested a two-button single-breasted jacket for the wedding.
Common combinations
- single-breasted jacket
- The single-breasted jacket fit him perfectly across the shoulders.
- single-breasted suit
- She bought a grey single-breasted suit for work.
- single-breasted coat
- His long single-breasted coat kept out the wind.
- single-breasted blazer
- A black single-breasted blazer goes with almost anything.
- two-button single-breasted
- The two-button single-breasted style is the safest choice for a first suit.
Synonyms and how they differ
- one-row
- Rarely used in fashion; single-breasted is the standard tailoring term and sounds natural, while one-row sounds like a literal description.
Opposites
Word family
- double-breasted adjective
- having overlapping front panels and two rows of buttons
- breast noun
- the chest area of a garment or body
- breast pocket noun
- a small pocket on the chest of a jacket
Commonly confused: single-breasted or double-breasted?
single-breasted vs double-breasted
A double-breasted jacket overlaps in front with two rows of buttons, while a single-breasted one has just one row.
Practice
Which jacket is single-breasted?
Choose one answer.
Single-breasted means one row of buttons at the front. Two rows would make it double-breasted.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “single-breasted”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.