cloakwise
English
Etymology
cloak + -wise
Adverb
cloakwise (not comparable)
- In the manner of a cloak.
- 1863, Sheridan Le Fanu, The House by the Churchyard
- 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, Sheridan Le Fanu, The House by the Churchyard