† tonsileadj.

/ˈtɒnsɪl/

/ˈtɒnsʌɪl/

Forms: Also 1700s tonsil.

Etymology: < Latin tonsilis, < tons- , participial stem of tondēre to shear: see -il suffix, -ile suffix.

Obsolete.

That may be clipped or shorn.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > tree or woody plant > cultivated or valued > [adjective] > lopped or polled

tonsile1664

lop-stick1949

1664 J. Evelyn Sylva (1776) 321 The Shrub [Juniper] is tonsile and may be shorn into any form.

1707 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husbandry (1721) II. 366 In mild Weather, clip Phillyrea and other tonsil Shrubs.

1791 W. Gilpin Remarks Forest Scenery I. 93 The yew is of all other trees the most tonsile.

1847–78 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words Tonsile-hedge, a hedge cut neat and smooth. North.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	tonsile
释义	† tonsileadj. /ˈtɒnsɪl//ˈtɒnsʌɪl/ Forms: Also 1700s tonsil. Etymology: < Latin tonsilis, < tons- , participial stem of tondēre to shear: see -il suffix, -ile suffix. Obsolete. That may be clipped or shorn. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > tree or woody plant > cultivated or valued > [adjective] > lopped or polled tonsile1664 lop-stick1949 1664 J. Evelyn Sylva (1776) 321 The Shrub [Juniper] is tonsile and may be shorn into any form. 1707 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husbandry (1721) II. 366 In mild Weather, clip Phillyrea and other tonsil Shrubs. 1791 W. Gilpin Remarks Forest Scenery I. 93 The yew is of all other trees the most tonsile. 1847–78 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words Tonsile-hedge, a hedge cut neat and smooth. North. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.1664
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