clipsome

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English

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Etymology

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From clip (to clasp, embrace) +‎ -some.

Adjective

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clipsome (comparative more clipsome, superlative most clipsome)

  1. (archaic) Fit to be clasped or embraced.
    • 1822, Blackwood's magazine:
      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 — []

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