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1495–1505; probably alteration of Middle French bro(u)sequin, of uncertain origin
1495–1505; probably alteration of Middle French bro(u)sequin, of uncertain origin
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| —n | |
| 1. | (formerly) a sandal-like covering for the foot and leg, reaching the calf and usually laced |
| 2. | Also called: cothurnus a thick-soled laced half boot resembling this, worn esp by actors of ancient Greece |
| 3. | literary chiefly the buskin tragic drama |
| [C16: perhaps from Spanish borzeguí; related to Old French bouzequin, Italian borzacchino, of obscure origin] | |
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Word Origin & History
buskin
"half boot," c.1500, origin unknown, perhaps from O.Fr. brousequin (14c., Mod.Fr. brodequin, by influence of broder "to embroider") or M.Du. brosekin "small leather boot." Figurative senses relating to tragedy are from the word being used (since mid-16c.) to translate Gk. kothurnus, the high, thick-soled
boot worn in Athenian tragedy; contrasted with sock, the low shoe worn by comedians.
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buskin
a thick-soled boot worn by actors in ancient Greek tragedies. Because of the association, the term has come to mean tragedy. It is contrasted with sock, which refers to the foot covering worn by actors in comedies. The word is probably a modification of the Middle French brouzequin, "a kind of foot covering."
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