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cothurnus

[ koh-thur-nuhs ]

noun

, plural co·thur·ni [koh-, thur, -nahy].
  1. a grave and elevated style of acting; tragic acting; tragedy.


cothurnus

/ kəʊˈθɜːnəs; ˈkəʊθɜːn; kəʊˈθɜːn /

noun

  1. the buskin worn in ancient Greek tragedy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • co·thurnal adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cothurnus1

1720–30; < Latin < Greek kóthornos buskin, type of boot worn by tragic actors in heroic roles
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cothurnus1

C18: from Latin, from Greek kothornos
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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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