the action of clipping the hair; tonsure; in plural, the wool clipped from a sheep.

The action or an act of cutting, clipping, or shaving with shears or some other sharp instrument.

The action of removing the hair from the head or face with a razor; an instance of this.

gen. The action or process of clipping the hair or shaving the head; the state of being shorn.

The cutting of hair; shearing, cropping, clipping; an instance of this. Obsolete.

The action of cutting with (or as with) shears or scissors.

The action of shaving the head, hair, etc., esp. for religious reasons; tonsure; an example of this. Obsolete.

Shaving, hairdressing; clipping. Obsolete.

Adornment, decoration, dressing up; making neat or smart; also cutting, clipping, shearing (literal and figurative); †spec. cutting of the hair (obs…

Embracing, hugging.

Shaving, polling. (affected or humorous.)

The cutting of a beard; shaving.

The action of poodle, v.; behaviour characteristic of a poodle.

The action or practice of cutting hair with a razor rather than with scissors; cf. razor cut, n. 2.