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co⋅thur⋅nus
[koh-thur-nuh
s] 
–noun, plural -ni [-nahy] .
[-nahy] . | 1. | a grave and elevated style of acting; tragic acting; tragedy. |
| 2. | buskin (def. 2). |
Also, co⋅thurn [koh-thurn, koh-thurn] .
[koh-thurn, koh-thurn] . Origin:
1720–30; < L < Gk kóthornos buskin, type of boot worn by tragic actors in heroic roles
1720–30; < L < Gk kóthornos buskin, type of boot worn by tragic actors in heroic roles
Related forms:
co⋅thur⋅nal, adjective
bus⋅kin
[buhs-kin] –noun
| 1. | a thick-soled, laced boot or half boot. |
| 2. | Also called cothurnus. the high, thick-soled shoe worn by ancient Greek and Roman tragedians. |
| 3. | buskins, stockings decorated with gold thread worn by a bishop at a Pontifical Mass. |
| 4. | tragic drama; tragedy. Compare sock 1 (def. 3). |
| 5. | the art of acting, esp. tragic acting. |
| 6. | a woman's low-cut shoe with elastic gores at the sides of the instep, popular in the early 20th century. |
Origin:
1495–1505; prob. alter. of MF bro(u)sequin, of uncert. orig.
1495–1505; prob. alter. of MF bro(u)sequin, of uncert. orig.
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| co·thur·nus (kō-thûr'nəs) n. pl. co·thur·ni (-nī')
[Latin, from Greek kothornos.] |
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Cothurnus
Co*thur"nus\ (-n?s), n. [L.] Same as Cothurn.
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