tonsile
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin tonsilis, from tondere, tonsum (“to shear, clip”). See tonsure.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -ɒnsəl
Adjective[edit]
tonsile (comparative more tonsile, superlative most tonsile)
- Capable of being clipped.
References[edit]
- “tonsile”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.