Definition of versal in English:
versal
adjective
Relating to a style of ornate capital letter used to start a verse, paragraph, etc., in a manuscript, typically built up by inking between pen strokes and with long, rather flat serifs.
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noun
A versal letter.
‘Come see how she has rendered these vibrant contemporary versals, and welcome her to our Guild.’- ‘Use versals in the beginning of a sentence, use punctuation, and commas where appropriate.’
- ‘Many of the versals are made with a quill pen and red and blue ink instead of a brush.’
- ‘The fine lines around the versals on this page were also the doing of the illuminator.’
- ‘Versals were large letters used at the beginning of verses and paragraphs, and they came to be called versals.’
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