cloakwise

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adverb

In the manner of a cloak.

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Meanings

adverbcloakwise (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn 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

From cloak + -wise.

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APA

cloakwise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cloakwise

MLA

“cloakwise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cloakwise. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cloakwise,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cloakwise.

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