What is a small outer pocket in a men's jacket called?

breast pocket
pocket square
buttonhole
upper pocket
In the 19th century when the 2 piece suit became the mainstay of gentlemen’s fashion, it occurred to well dressed men that they didn’t want their pristine handkerchiefs mixing with the coins and other dirty objects carried in their pockets and hence transferred it to their top left breast pocket.
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