Shirtwise

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In the style of a shirt. not-comparable, rare

    "Some of the crew mustered, therefore, in cotton drawers or loin-cloths; in a tunic tucked, shirtwise, into them or napping loose […]"

Example

More examples

"Some of the crew mustered, therefore, in cotton drawers or loin-cloths; in a tunic tucked, shirtwise, into them or napping loose […]"

Etymology

From shirt + -wise.

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