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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Same as cothurnus, which is more commonly used.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A buskin anciently used by tragic actors on the stage; hence, tragedy in general.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A buskin anciently worn by tragic actors on the stage.

Etymologies

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Latin cothurnus, from Ancient Greek. Compare cothurnus.

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