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cloakwise

adverb

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Wiktionary

adv

Etymology: From cloak + -wise.

  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.

cloakwise — meaning, definition (adverb) · Vinony