cothurnn.
/ˈkəʊθəːn//kəʊˈθəːn/ a. = cothurnus n.
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society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > a theatre > theatrical equipment or accessories > [noun] > costume > ancient Greek or Roman
buskin1570
sock1597
mask1600
cothurn1606
cothurno1611
cothurnal1626
cothurnus1728
1606 H. Peacham Graphice (1612) 127 Melpomene [having] on her feet her high Cothurn or Tragick Pantofles of red Velvet and Gold.
1827 T. L. Beddoes Let. Oct. in Wks. (1935) 636 [She] lays aside the mask, mantle, and cothurn.
1887 A. Lang Myth, Ritual & Relig. II. 233 The sacrifice of a booted calf, a calf with cothurns on its feet.
b. = cothurnus n. b.
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society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > [noun] > tragedy > tragic style
tragical1567
buskin1579
tragic1674
cothurnus1852
cothurn1856
1856 E. B. Browning Aurora Leigh iv. 149 Uplifted on the cothurn half a yard Above the natural stature!
1860 J. L. Motley Hist. Netherlands (1867) III. 284 She did not drape herself melodramatically, nor stalk about with heroic wreath and cothurn.
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