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cothurns

cothurns is the plural of cothurn.

Meaning of cothurn

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

Questions about cothurns

What is cothurns the plural of?
Cothurns is the plural of cothurn.

Words near cothurns in the dictionary

  1. cothurned
  2. cothurni
  3. cothurnian
  4. cothurnopore
  5. cothurnopores
  6. cothurns
  7. cothurnus
  8. cothymia
  9. cotia
  10. cotias
  11. coticular

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