tonsured Meaning, Definition & Usage
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verb shave the head of a newly inducted monk
tonsure.
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adjective satellite having a bald spot either shaved or natural
- tonsured monks
WordNet
Ton"sured adjective
Definitions
Having the tonsure; shaven; shorn; clipped; hence, bald. A tonsured head in middle age forlorn. Tennyson.