shirtwise

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English

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Etymology

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shirt +‎ -wise

Adverb

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shirtwise (not comparable)

  1. (rare) In the style of a shirt.
    • 1932, Richard Blaker, The needle-watcher:
      Some of the crew mustered, therefore, in cotton drawers or loin-cloths; in a tunic tucked, shirtwise, into them or napping loose […]

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