- ton|sured
- ton|sured «TON shuhrd», adjective.having undergone tonsure, especially ecclesiastical tonsure.
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sured — em·bra·sured; lei·sured; mea·sured; mea·sured·ly; mea·sured·ness; ton·sured; geo·pres·sured; as·sured; tres·sured; un·mea·sured·ly; un·mea·sured·ness; … English syllables
ton — abur·ton; ac·e·ton·ate; ac·e·ton·emia; ac·e·ton·ic; ac·e·ton·uria; ac·e·ton·yl; ac·e·ton·yl·ac·e·tone; ac·e·ton·yl·i·dene; ace·tyl·ac·e·ton·ate; ac·ton; al·cap·ton; al·kap·ton; al·kap·ton·u·ria; al·las·so·ton·ic; an·a·glyp·ton;… … English syllables
ton|sure — «TON shuhr», noun, verb, sured, sur|ing. –n. 1. the act or process of clipping the hair, or shaving the head or a part of the head, required of a person entering the priesthood in some churches or an order of monks. 2. the shaved part of the head … Useful english dictionary
tonsured — ton·sured … English syllables
tonsure — ton|sure [ tanʃər ] noun count the top part of the head of a MONK (=a member of a religious group of men) where the hair has been removed by SHAVING ╾ ton|sured adjective … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Tonsured — Ton sured, a. Having the tonsure; shaven; shorn; clipped; hence, bald. [1913 Webster] A tonsured head in middle age forlorn. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tonsure — ton•sure [[t]ˈtɒn ʃər[/t]] n. v. sured, sur•ing 1) rel the shaving of the head or of some part of it, esp. upon entering the priestood or a monastic order 2) rel the part of a cleric s head, usu. the crown, left bare by shaving the hair 3) the… … From formal English to slang
ly — ly·so·genesis; ly·so·genetic; Ly·sol; ly·so·lecithin; ly·so·zyme; ly·syl; ly·thra·ce·ae; ly·thra·les; ly·thrum; mach·i·a·vel·li·an·ly; ma·chine·ly; mac·ro·ceph·a·ly; mad·ly; mag·i·cal·ly; mag·is·te·ri·al·ly; mag·is·tral·ly; mag·net·i·cal·ly;… … English syllables
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
pres — ap·pres·sion; ap·pres·so·ri·al; ap·pres·so·ri·um; bu·pres·ti·dae; bu·pres·tis; com·pres·sion; com·pres·sion·al; com·pres·sive; com·pres·som·e·ter; com·pres·sor; com·pres·sure; corse·pres·ent; cu·pres·sa·ce·ae; cu·pres·sin·e·ous;… … English syllables
