cothurnus
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Cothurnus — Co*thur nus ( n?s), n. [L.] Same as {Cothurn}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cothurnus — [kō′thʉrn΄kō thʉr′nəs] n. pl. cothurni [kō thʉrnī΄] [L < Gr kothornos] 1. a high, thick soled boot or buskin worn by actors in ancient Greek and Roman tragedies 2. tragedy or a lofty, tragic style in drama: Also cothurn [kō′thʉrn΄] … English World dictionary
COTHURNUS — I. COTHURNUS discipulus Prodici; ex triginta tyrannis, a Lacedaemoniis, devictis Athenis, impositis. Quare ita dictus sit, vide Scholia in Aristophamnis Nubes. II. COTHURNUS in Tragoediis usitatus, calceamentum erat quadrangulum, quod utrivis… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
cothurnus — n. (pl. ni ), buskin. ♦ cothurnal, ♦ cothurnian, a. pertaining to cothurnus or tragedy. ♦ cothurnate, a. wearing cothurnus … Dictionary of difficult words
cothurnus — noun a) A buskin used in ancient tragedy. Madame Grandoni had insisted on the fact that she was an actress, and this little speech seemed a glimpse of the cothurnus. b) The stilted style denoting ancient tragedy … Wiktionary
cothurnus — cothurnal, adj. /koh therr neuhs/, n., pl. cothurni / nuy/. 1. a grave and elevated style of acting; tragic acting; tragedy. 2. buskin (def. 2). Also, cothurn /koh therrn, koh therrn /. [1720 30; < L < Gk kóthornos buskin, type of boot worn by… … Universalium
cothurnus — co·thur·nus || kÉ™ θɜËnÉ™s n. buskin, high Greek sandal; boot (Archaic); ancient style of classical tragedy … English contemporary dictionary
cothurnus — co·thur·nus … English syllables
cothurnus — co•thur•nus [[t]koʊˈθɜr nəs[/t]] also co•thurn [[t]ˈkoʊ θɜrn, koʊˈθɜrn[/t]] n. pl. ni ( nī). 1) sbz buskin 2) 2) sbz a grave, elevated style of acting; tragedy • Etymology: 1720–30; < L < Gk kóthornos buskin co•thur′nal, adj … From formal English to slang
cothurnus — … Useful english dictionary
