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Barber-ous?
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tonsorial
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Word definitions for tonsorial in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. Pertaining to barbers.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"pertaining to barbers," 1765, from -al (1) + Latin tonsorius "of or pertaining to shearing or shaving," from tonsor "a shaver, barber, shearer, clipper," from tonsus , past participle of tondere "to shear, shave" (see tonsure ). Generally used in an attempt ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Tonsorial \Ton*so"ri*al\, a. [L. tonsorius, fr. tonsor a shearer, barber, fr. tondere, tonsum, to shear. See Tonsure .] Of or pertaining to a barber, or shaving.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. of or relating to barbers and barbering; "tonsorial work"; "tonsorial parlor"
Usage examples of tonsorial.
Washington Abacus, Physiognomic Operator and Professor of the Tonsorial Art.
A tall man whose eclectic tonsorial style included a William Powell mustache and jet-black Elvis Presley ducktails, he was shouting over the noise of the compressor and beckoning Joshua to descend.
Species-specific pools, spas, restaurants, shopping malls, climate zones, and exercise rooms, tonsorial parlors for the hirsute and buffing stations for the smooth-skinned, jizz lounges and null-g ballrooms, casinos, observation blisters, and amusement areas .
Species-specific pools, spas, restaurants, shopping malls, climate zones, and exercise rooms, tonsorial parlors for the hirsute and buffing stations for the smooth-skinned, jizz lounges and null-g ballrooms, casinos, observation blisters, and amusement areas.
With all of the litter (now enhanced with chicken feathers and bones, tonsorial trimmings and orange peels) it looks like they've been living there for a year, which, Shaftoe guesses, is the whole point.