tonsorial

(tän sôrē əl)

adjective

of a barber or barbering: often used humorously: a tonsorial artist

Origin: L tonsorius, of clipping < tonsor, clipper < tonsus, pp. of tondere, to shear: see -tomy

See tonsorial in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
Of or relating to barbering or a barber.

Origin:

Origin: From Latin tōnsōrius

Origin: , from tōnsor, barber

Origin: , from tōnsus

Origin: , past participle of tondēre, to shear; see tem- in Indo-European roots

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