tonsare

tonsare [CL tonsus p. ppl. of tondere+-are; cf. LL tonsurare] 1 to cut growth or excrescences from, shear or trim. b to clip (coin). ubi eum faciet ‥ ~ari et circumtonderi Cust. Cant. 277.  b 1327 moneta controfacta, ~ata, vel alia non de cuneo nostro KR Mem 103 m. 15. 2 to cut off, clip from coin. c1385 tam aurum quam argentum ‥ de moneta predicta per ipsum ~atum inventum fuit SessPWarw 145.