adjective
tonsorial
tahn-SOR-ee-ul/tɑnˈsɔriəl/
Relating to cutting or styling hair.
The hairdresser shows tonsorial skill with scissors and a comb.
Etymology
Latin tonsorius describes shearing or shaving, connecting the adjective with a barber’s work. In English, tonsorial applies to barbering or hairdressing, generally with a humorous air.
In context
numerous formulae for all the various tonsorial preparations. So that's what it focuses on. This is not one for um techniques, this is not a book for instruction of the student learning to be a barber.
More examples
- The barber offers tonsorial services in a small downtown shop.
- Her tonsorial training includes both cutting and styling.
- His latest tonsorial experiment leaves him with very short bangs.
Forms
tonsorial
Similar words
- haircutting
- Specifically concerns cutting hair, rather than styling it more broadly.
- hairdressing
- An everyday term covering hair cutting, arranging, and styling.