tonsure

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The hoodie went out with the tonsure in the middle ages.

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Quick take

the shaved crown of a monk's or priest's head

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of tonsure gathered in one view.

noun

the shaved crown of a monk's or priest's head

noun

shaving the crown of the head by priests or members of a monastic order

verb

shave the head of a newly inducted monk

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for tonsure.

noun

the shaved crown of a monk's or priest's head

noun

shaving the crown of the head by priests or members of a monastic order

verb

shave the head of a newly inducted monk

Example sentences

The hoodie went out with the tonsure in the middle ages.

Or rather that it's been written by a responsible adult that cared about the integrity of future coders' tonsures and wanted to save them some heavy head-scratching?

Dust stanched the wet and naked heads of the scalped who with the fringe of hair below their wounds and tonsured to the bone now lay like maimed and naked monks in the bloodslaked dust and everywhere the dying groaned and gibbered and horses lay screaming.

Ones once entrusted to them because the godly celebate were assumed most trustworthy akin to the role of Court Eunuchs among hereditary dynasties but with the emasculation kept symbolic with tonsures.

Let me guess at the analogues:- dusty old blazer with jeans - socks that match your watch strap - aloof haircut - sweater vest with dress shirt - T shirt with tuxedo printed on it - pocket square in dusty old sports jacket - button down dress shirt with crewneck t-shirt underneath - canvas sandals - tonsure - facial tattooanything except an actual in fact necktie is equivocating in my view but ymmv as the young people say