TONSURA

Meaning of TONSURA in English

n 1. (act of) shearing, clipping etc.; also: shearings, etc.; 2. [Eccl.] tonsure

Interlingua English vocab. Английский словарь Интерлингва. 2012

TONSURE — tonsura (-ar)
English interlingue dictionary
SPRAIN — v. luxar, torder; n. tonsura
English interlingue dictionary
TONSURE — I. ˈtänchə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin tonsura, from Latin, act of shearing, clipping, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TINEA TONSURANS — ˌtinēəˌtänˈsu̇rənz, -ˌranz noun Etymology: New Latin, from Medieval Latin tinea + New Latin tonsurans (specific epithet of the parasitic fungus …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TONSURE — /ton"sheuhr/ , n. , v. , tonsured, tonsuring . n. 1. the act of cutting the hair or shaving the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TONSURE — I. ˈtän(t)-shər noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin tonsura, from Latin, act of shearing, from tonsus, past …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TONSURE — [ 'tɒnsjə , 'tɒnʃə ] ■ noun a part of a monk's or priest's head left bare on top by …
Concise Oxford English vocab
TONSURE — [ton.sure] n [ME, fr. ML tonsura, fr. L, act of shearing, fr. tonsus, pp. of tondere to shear--more at tome] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TONSURE — / ˈtɒnʃə(r); NAmE ˈtɑːn-/ noun the part of a monk's or priest's head that has been shaved •• WORD ORIGIN …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TONSURE — ton ‧ sure /ˈtɒnʃə $ ˈtɑːnʃər/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: tonsura , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TONSURE — n. & v. --n. 1 the shaving of the crown of the head or the entire head, esp. of a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TONSURE — n. & v. n. 1 the shaving of the crown of the head or the entire head, esp. of a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TONSURE — n. & v. --n. 1. the shaving of the crown of the head or the entire head, esp. of a …
Oxford English vocab

Interlingua English vocab

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