tonsus.
coiffure; way of dressing hair (Plautus);
Meaning & usage
a hairstyle, haircut, hairdo
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *temh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *tend-der. Proto-Italic *tondeō Latin tondeō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin tōnsus From tondeō + -tus (forming action nouns).
having been shaved, shorn, clipped
having been cropped, pruned, trimmed
having been mowed, reaped
having been grazed upon
having been plundered, deprived
a priest, that has had his head tonsured
Where this word comes from
Perfect passive participle of tondeō (“to shave, shear, clip”).
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