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• tonsorial — [tɒn sɔ:rɪəl] adjective formal or humorous relating to hairdressing. Derivatives tonsorially adverb Origin C19: from L. tonsorius (from tonsor barber , from tondere shear, clip ) + al …   English new terms dictionary

• tonsorial — /tɒnˈsɔriəl/ (say ton sawreeuhl) adjective (often humorous) of or relating to a barber or hairdressing: *Gentlemen of the forest, permit us to introduce ourselves, Bassanflinders, Tonsorial Artists. –eric curry, 1940. {Latin tonsōrius relating to …