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Definition of Cothurn
1. n. A buskin anciently used by tragic actors on the stage; hence, tragedy in general.
Definition of Cothurn
1. Noun. A buskin anciently worn by tragic actors on the stage. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cothurn
1. a buskin worn by ancient Roman actors [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cothurn
Literary usage of Cothurn
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Journal of Classical and Sacred Philology by Joseph Barber Lightfoot, Fenton John Anthony Hort, John Eyton Bickersteth Mayor (1854)
"... of which the double meaning reminds me that this basement might be called the
cothurn of Greek temple architecture: for it was a peculiar feature of a ..."
2. The Atlantic Monthly by Making of America Project (1865)
"... mask and cothurn, took the first ship bound to Europe, and quietly sailed away.
Their stay was short, but they left their mark. ..."
3. The Rise of the Dutch Republic: A History by John Lothrop Motley (1870)
"The moment had arrived when it was thought that the mask and cothurn might again
be assumed with effect; when a grave and conventional personage might ..."
4. History of the United Netherlands, from the Death of William the Silent to by John Lothrop Motley (1900)
"... but alas! she did not drape herself melodramatically, nor stalk about with
heroic wreath and cothurn. She was altogether without grandeur. ..."
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