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† tonsile, a. Obs.|ˈtɒnsɪl, -aɪl|
Also 8 tonsil.
[ad. L. tonsil-is, f. tons-, ppl. stem of tondēre to shear: see -il, -ile.]
That may be clipped or shorn.
1664Evelyn Sylva (1776) 321 The Shrub [Juniper] is tonsile and may be shorn into any form. 1707Mortimer Husb. (1721) II. 366 In mild Weather, clip Phillyrea and other tonsil Shrubs. 1791Gilpin Forest Scenery i. 93 The yew is of all other trees the most tonsile. 1847–78Halliwell, Tonsile-hedge, a hedge cut neat and smooth. North. |