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cloakwise

cloakwise adverb: in the manner of a cloak.

Adverb

cloakwise (not comparable)

  1. In the manner of a cloak.
    • So saying, Dangerfield, with his left hand, clapt his cocked hat on, and with a ghastly smile nodded a farewell to Mrs. Jukes, who, sobbing plentifully had placed his white surtout, cloakwise over his shoulders, buttoning it about his throat.1863, J[oseph] Sheridan Le Fanu, “The Wher-wolf”, in The House by the Church-yard. […], volume III, London: Tinsley, Brothers, […], →OCLC, page 211

Origin of cloakwise

From cloak + -wise.

Questions about cloakwise

What does cloakwise mean?
Cloakwise means in the manner of a cloak.
What part of speech is cloakwise?
Cloakwise is an adverb.

Words near cloakwise in the dictionary

  1. cloakroom
  2. cloakroom attendant
  3. cloakroom attendants
  4. cloakrooms
  5. cloaks
  6. cloakwise
  7. cloam
  8. cloam oven
  9. cloam ovens
  10. cloamed
  11. cloamen

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