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shieldwise

shieldwise adverb: in the manner of a shield; as a protective barrier.

Adverb

shieldwise (comparative more shieldwise, superlative most shieldwise)

  1. In the manner of a shield; as a protective barrier.
    • The dog immediately bristled up, and I had just time to take off my hat, and hold it shieldwise in self-defence, when he came on and made directly at it.1844, Charles Waterton, Essays on natural history, chiefly ornithology, page 114

Forms of shieldwise

comparativemore shieldwise
superlativemost shieldwise

Origin of shieldwise

From shield + -wise.

Questions about shieldwise

What does shieldwise mean?
Shieldwise means in the manner of a shield; as a protective barrier.
What part of speech is shieldwise?
Shieldwise is an adverb.

Words near shieldwise in the dictionary

  1. shieldtails
  2. shielduck
  3. shielducks
  4. shieldwall
  5. shieldwalls
  6. shieldwise
  7. shieldwright
  8. shieldwrights
  9. shieled
  10. shielin
  11. shieling

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