chest pocket

Jacket's small pouch

A chest pocket is a pocket positioned on the upper front of a garment, typically at breast height.

Dress shirts often have a single chest pocket on the left side; jackets may have one or more, sometimes with a flap.

The chest pocket on a suit jacket traditionally holds a pocket square or handkerchief: He tucked a silk square into his chest pocket.

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blazer · jacket · sports coat · button · flap · stitching · fabric · silk · monogram · wallet · cigarettes · tucked · folded · lining · tailored · suit · vest · snap

Categories
Opposites
vertical garment location

chest pockettrouser pocket

Sewn compartment in legwear

pants pocket · hip pocket · back pocket · side pocket · cargo pocket

garment side/orientation

chest pocketback pocket

Rear trouser compartment

inside pocket · hidden pocket · inner pocket · secret pocket

Family

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Top 200,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G