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English
Etymology
Apparently coined by Nabokov (see citation below) from versipellous.
Pronunciation
Noun
versipel (plural versipels)
- A versipellous object or thing.
1962, Charles Kinbote [pseudonym; Vladimir Nabokov], “Canto Four”, in Pale Fire, New York, N.Y.: Berkley Books, published November 1985, →ISBN, page 40, lines 946–948:And that odd muse of mine, / My versipel, is with me everywhere, / In carrel and in car, and in my chair
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