† scarfwaysadv.
Obsolete. rare.
= scarf-wise adv.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [adverb]
a belefc1400
scarf-wise1581
jacket-wise1587
baldric-wise1590
foldedly1613
scarfways1653
beltwisea1667
polonaise-wise1888
toga-wise1902
stolewise1922
slinkily1935
1653 T. Urquhart tr. F. Rabelais 1st Bk. Wks. xxvii. 125 Thus went he out in a faire long-skirted jacket, putting his frock scarfewayes athwart his breast.
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