Meanings
adjectiveclipsome (comparative more clipsome, superlative most clipsome)
comparative more clipsome · superlative most clipsome
- archaicFit to be clasped or embraced.
As for Cinderellas in general, and not to make any invidious exceptions, it may be said of them, "with their clipsome waists," that they belong to the Cockney school — […]
1822, Blackwood's magazine
Origin
From clip (“to clasp, embrace”) + -some.
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APA
clipsome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clipsome
MLA
“clipsome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clipsome. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clipsome,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clipsome.
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