shirtwise

English

Etymology

shirt +‎ -wise

Adverb

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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