Definition of Cothurn. Meaning of Cothurn. Synonyms of Cothurn

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Definition of Cothurn

Cothurn
Cothurn Co"thurn (k?"th?rn), n. [L. cothurnus, Gr. ????. Cf. Cothurnus.] A buskin anciently used by tragic actors on the stage; hence, tragedy in general. The moment had arrived when it was thought that the mask and the cothurn might be assumed with effect. --Motley.

Meaning of Cothurn from wikipedia

- Wikimedia Commons has media related to cothurns. A buskin is a knee- or calf-length boot made of leather or cloth, enclosed by material, and laced, from...
- the Cupboard, 1993 (5000). The Diamond Path, 1986 (5000) A Dwarf on the Cothurns Estonian Literature Information Center Nikolai Baturin at Estonian Writers'...
- m****es, instead of the individual artist seldom reaching the heights of his cothurn through the power of his genius, and everything that does not completely...