scarfwise
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adverb[edit]
scarfwise (not comparable)
- In the manner of a scarf.
- 1854, Hugh Clark, Thomas Wormull, An Introduction to Heraldry:
- The JEWEL is likewise worn pendent from a light blue riband scarfwise over the right shoulder.
- 1992, Norman Rush, Mating:
- […] a coarsely knit white cardigan and a black turban whose broadened tails could be arranged around her neck scarfwise.