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cothurn

/ˈkɒθə(ɹ)n/

cothurn noun: a buskin anciently worn by tragic actors on the stage.

Noun

cothurn (plural cothurns)

  1. A buskin anciently worn by tragic actors on the stage.
    • The moment had arrived when it was thought that the mask and the cothurn might again be assumed with effect.1856, John Lothrop Motley, The Rise of the Dutch Republic. A History. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], →OCLC

Forms of cothurn

pluralcothurns

Origin of cothurn

From Latin cothurnus, from Ancient Greek κόθορνος (kóthornos). Compare cothurnus.

Questions about cothurn

What does cothurn mean?
Cothurn means a buskin anciently worn by tragic actors on the stage.
What part of speech is cothurn?
Cothurn is a noun.
How do you pronounce cothurn?
Cothurn is pronounced /ˈkɒθə(ɹ)n/.
What is the plural of cothurn?
The plural of cothurn is cothurns.

Words near cothurn in the dictionary

  1. Cothren
  2. Cothrens
  3. cothromboplastin
  4. Cothron
  5. Cothrons
  6. cothurn
  7. cothurnal
  8. cothurnate
  9. cothurned
  10. cothurni
  11. cothurnian

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