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We found 9 dictionaries that define the word tonsures:

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  1. tonsures: Merriam-Webster
  2. tonsures: Collins English Dictionary
  3. tonsures: Dictionary.com
  4. tonsures: TheFreeDictionary.com
  5. tonsures: Vocabulary.com
  6. tonsures: Wordnik
  7. tonsures: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. tonsures: Wiktionary

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  1. tonsures: Encyclopedia

(Note: See tonsure as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (tonsure)

verb:  (Christianity, Buddhism) To shave the crown of the head as a sign of humility and religious vocation.
noun:  A ritual shaving of this kind.
noun:  The hairstyle and characteristic bald patch resulting from being tonsured.
▸ Also see tonsure


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