stolewiseadv.
/ˈstəʊlwʌɪz/ Draped like a stole.
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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
1922 J. Joyce Ulysses i. i. [Telemachus] 18 Buck Mulligan slung his towel stolewise round his neck.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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