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• n  the shaved crown of a monk's or priest's head
• n  shaving the crown of the head by priests or members of a monastic order
• v  shave the head of a newly inducted monk

• They must also shave the tops of their heads in an open tonsure and should not be seen smoking on the street.
• Louis Golding, whose eloquent tonsure was lately a feature of Oxford University, has written with sunny charm before this (Seacoast of Bohemia, Sicilian Noon, etc.
• White-robed, ascetic-looking Father Couturier, 51, his tonsure sharply outlined against his close-cropped head, his brown eyes bright with his own soaring imagination, has become .

Quotes

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• Nelson George in CBC.ca
  No one has gone over and really seen this whole connection between tonsure, Indian culture and how the hair gets here,George says. "This 'remy' hair is considered the best for the weaving - it's the purest hair, the best-quality hair. It's...