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cothurnus
[ koh-thur-nuhs ]
noun
- a grave and elevated style of acting; tragic acting; tragedy.
cothurnus
/ kəʊˈθɜːnəs; kəʊˈθɜːn; ˈkəʊθɜːn /
noun
- the buskin worn in ancient Greek tragedy
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Other Words From
- co·thurnal adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cothurnus1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cothurnus1
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Example Sentences
Talma moved the people to enthusiasm when he played the “Horatii” of Corneille in the classic cothurnus.
They never speak except ore rotundo, in cothurnus, or sometimes on stilts.
His is a muse which never lays aside the cothurnus, and a royalty which never puts off its crown, even in sleep.
Cothurnus occupies a chair upon a platform, up-stage, centre, with two or three steps surrounding it on three sides.
The Jack Pudding suddenly drew the cothurnus over his clogs.
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