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versal en · ADJ · etymology 1

Etymology

Clipping of universal.

Meanings

1. (obsolete) Universal
   • I'll warrant you, when I say so, she looks as pale as any clout in the versal world. c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iv]:

Deriveds

versality

versal en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

By surface analysis, verse + -al.

Meanings

1. An ornamental letter that begins a section.

Forms

Synonyms

initial (ornamental letter) · drop cap (ornamental letter)