cothurn
English
Etymology
From Latin cothurnus, from Ancient Greek κόθορνος (kóthornos). Compare cothurnus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɒθə(ɹ)n/
Noun
cothurn (plural cothurns)
- A buskin anciently worn by tragic actors on the stage.
- 1856, John Lothrop Motley, The Rise of the Dutch Republic. A History. […], volumes (please specify |volume=I to III), New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], →OCLC:
- The moment had arrived when it was thought that the mask and the cothurn might again be assumed with effect.
Related terms
- cothurnate
- cothurned
- cothurnian
- cothurnus
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