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Definition of Tentwise
1. Adverb. In the manner of a tent; consisting of draped material with a gap serving as entrance. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tentwise
1. pertaining to a tent [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tentwise
Literary usage of Tentwise
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Writings of Henry David Thoreau by Henry David Thoreau (1906)
"I see the ice, three inches thick, heaved up tentwise eighteen inches or more in
height, near the shore, yet where the water is too deep for the bottom to ..."
2. The Popular Science Monthly (1889)
"... terror and joy so closely united, that it was the funniest exhibition one can
imagine. The next evening I arranged a newspaper tentwise on the floor. ..."
3. The Popular Science Monthly by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1889)
"The next evening I arranged a newspaper tentwise on the floor. The lemur looked
at it, contemplated the tempting passage-way under it, ..."
4. All the Year Round: A Weekly Journal by Charles Dickens (1874)
"... the curtain folds of which were gathered together in a crowned canopy, and
fell tentwise; her eyes mechanically sought the pillow-—but a voice she knew, ..."
5. The Gentleman's Magazine (1881)
"This was the situation when I emerged from the shelter of the mainsail, arranged
tentwise over the boom, and stood on deck to watch the sun rise. ..."
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