tonsure
noun
the act of cutting the hair or shaving the head.
tonsured
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past participleof tonsure.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof tonsure.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
tonsurenounthe act of cutting the hair or shaving the head. -
a word derived from
tonsure.
tonsurenounthe act of cutting the hair or shaving the head.
Example Sentences
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In both we see Vos in a smoke-colored hooded robe, kneeling before Mary, his hair severely tonsured.
From New York Times ● Nov. 22, 2018
But, he was blessed by Archbishop Benjamin in 2011 and says he’s the first official tonsured bell-ringer in the United States since the Russian Revolution.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 12, 2017
But there he was in the margins, instantly, totally recognizable: brown-robed, bearded, tonsured, on his knees, hands and eyes directed skyward, giving himself to God and to his fellow creatures alike.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 22, 2015
A gaggle of monks in brown habits, their heads tonsured in repentant horseshoes, rises and begins to chant.
From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2014
The Franciscan, who was asleep on the table, has raised his tonsured head.
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
