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Tonsure
01
the act of shaving all or part of the hair on the scalp, often for religious or cultural reasons
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
tonsures
02
the shaved crown of a monk's or priest's head
to tonsure
01
shave the head of a newly inducted monk
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
tonsure
3rd person singular
tonsures
Present participle
tonsuring
Past simple
tonsured
Past participle
tonsured
