tonsure
Meaninga shearing
Common meaning: a shaved crown
- tonsto clip, shearLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1877 · scan
- urenoun ending: result or process
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
- US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
Origin: Built on Latin tondeō ‘to clip, shear’.
Roots
- tondeō, -ēre, tōnsum Latin “to clip, shear”
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