Meanings
nounversipel (plural versipels)
plural versipels
- A versipellous object or thing.
And that odd muse of mine, / My versipel, is with me everywhere, / In carrel and in car, and in my chair
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
Origin
Apparently coined by Nabokov (see citation below) from versipellous.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
versipel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/versipel
MLA
“versipel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/versipel. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “versipel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/versipel.
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