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• 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

• sure — ad·mea·sure; ad·mea·sure·ment; arrière vous·sure; as·sure; bri·sure; cen·sure·less; chaus·sure; cock·sure·ly; com·mea·sure; com·mis·sure; com·po·sure; com·pres·sure; cy·no·sure; dis·clo·sure; dis·po·sure; em·bra·sure; en·clo·sure; en·sure;… …   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 Duc Thang — Infobox revolution biography name=Tôn Đức Thắng lived=August 20 1888 March 30 1980 placeofbirth=Long Xuyên, Vietnam placeofdeath=Hanoi, Vietnam caption= alternate name= movement=Việt Minh organizations=Fatherland FrontTôn Đức Thắng (August 20… …   Wikipedia

• tonsure — ton·sure …   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

• tonsure — ton|sure [ˈtɔnʃə US ˈta:nʃər] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: tonsura, from tondere; TONSORIAL] a small round area on the top of someone s head where their hair has been removed because they are a priest or a ↑monk >tonsured adj ▪ his… …   Dictionary of contemporary 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

• Tonsure — Ton sure, n. [F., fr. L. tonsura a shearing, clipping, from tondere, tonsum, to shear, shave; cf. Gr. ? to gnaw; perhaps akin to Gr. ? to cut, and E. tome.] 1. The act of clipping the hair, or of shaving the crown of the head; also, the state of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• sur — 1. sur [ syr ] prép. • 1080; sovre Xe; sore 980; la forme sur vient d un crois. avec sus; lat. super ou supra I ♦ Marquant la position « en haut » ou « en dehors » …   Encyclopédie Universelle