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verb • make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration • reduce in scope while retaining essential elements • make short or shorter • become short or shorter • edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate | ||||||||
| 46% | 5 | Religious man with a tonsure | ||||||
noun • a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms | ||||||||
| 32% | 7 | A portion of a hair style that is shaved or cut very short | ||||||
noun • a representation (drawing or model) of something in which the outside is omitted to reveal the inner parts • a man's coat cut diagonally from the waist to the back of the knees | ||||||||
Shaved Round Fringes In Tonsure So Cut Crossword Clue
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SHORTEN which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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SHORTEN
Updated: October 14, 2023
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Similar Clues
| Clue | Source | |
|---|---|---|
1 | A portion of a hair style that is shaved or cut very short | |
2 | Fellow with gold round fringes of the cloak
The Guardian Cryptic -
14 May 2003 | The Guardian Cryptic / 14 May 2003 |
3 | Fringes cut from calico possibly not part of the cloth
The Guardian Cryptic -
31 Jan 2006 | The Guardian Cryptic / 31 Jan 2006 |
4 | From French for “shaved close”, a historical type of ship, cut down by reducing the number of decks
Telegraph Herculis -
11 Sep 2023 | Telegraph Herculis / 11 Sep 2023 |
5 | Religious man with a tonsure | |
6 | Tonsure area
New York Times -
24 Nov 1978 | New York Times / 24 Nov 1978 |
7 | Tonsure site
New York Times -
02 May 1978 | New York Times / 02 May 1978 |
