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語源

From 中期英語 tonsure, from Anglo-Norman and Old French tonsure, from Latin tonsūra (“a clipping, trimming”), from tondeō (“shear, clip, trim”).

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ˈtɒn.ʃə(ɹ)/
• (General American) IPA: /ˈtɑn.ʃɚ/
• 韻: -ɒnʃə(ɹ)

動詞

tonsure (third-person singular simple present tonsures, present participle tonsuring, simple past and past participle tonsured)

1. (transitive, Buddhism, Christianity) To shave the crown of the head of (a person) as a sign of humility and religious vocation.

派生語

名詞

tonsure (plural tonsures)

1. The hairstyle and characteristic bald patch resulting from being tonsured.
2. A ritual shaving of this kind.

アナグラム

• nutrose, snouter, tenours