tonsure
See also: tonsuré
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English tonsure, from Anglo-Norman and Old French tonsure, from Latin tonsūra (“a clipping, trimming”), from tondeō (“shear, clip, trim”).
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Verb edit
tonsure (third-person singular simple present tonsures, present participle tonsuring, simple past and past participle tonsured)
- (Christianity, Buddhism) To shave the crown of the head as a sign of humility and religious vocation.
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shave the crown of the head
Noun edit
tonsure (plural tonsures)
- A ritual shaving of this kind.
- The hairstyle and characteristic bald patch resulting from being tonsured.
Translations edit
ritual shaving of this kind
bald patch resulting from being tonsured
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French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old French tonsure, borrowed from Latin tōnsūra (“a clipping, trimming”), from tondeō (“shear, clip, trim”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tonsure f (plural tonsures)
Related terms edit
Verb edit
tonsure
- inflection of tonsurer:
Further reading edit
- “tonsure”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
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tonsure f
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Latin edit
Participle edit
tōnsūre
Old French edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
tonsure oblique singular, f (oblique plural tonsures, nominative singular tonsure, nominative plural tonsures)
- tonsure (hair)
Descendants edit
References edit
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (tonsure, supplement)
- tonsure on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub
Spanish edit
Verb edit
tonsure
- inflection of tonsurar: