Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
A woman would not like to be "shorn" or (what is worse) "shaven"; but if she chooses to be uncovered (unveiled) in front, let her be so also behind, that is, "shorn."
a shame—an unbecoming thing (compare I Corinthians 11:13-15). Thus the shaving of nuns is "a shame."
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing 1 Corinthians 11:6:
Song of Solomon 4:1
Song of Solomon 4:3
Song of Solomon 5:11
1 Corinthians 11:9
James 5:14
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