Choose four of the following words. For each word, note:
tonsure: the way that monks and priests have their heads shaved; from Latin tondeo, tondere: to clip or shear (like sheep); the monks get their hair cut off like sheep getting shorn
When you are done, post your answers on the Etymology Discussion Board at Blackboard. You need to have posted your answers by Tuesday midnight.
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