buskin

[ buhs-kin ]

/ ˈbʌs kɪn /

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noun

a thick-soled, laced boot or half boot.

Also called cothurnus. the high, thick-soled shoe worn by ancient Greek and Roman tragedians.

buskins, stockings decorated with gold thread worn by a bishop at a Pontifical Mass.

tragic drama; tragedy.Compare sock¹ (def. 3).

the art of acting, especially tragic acting.

a woman's low-cut shoe with elastic gores at the sides of the instep, popular in the early 20th century.

Origin of buskin

1495–1505; probably alteration of Middle French bro(u)sequin, of uncertain origin

Words nearby buskin

businesswoman, businessy, busing, busk, busker, buskin, buskined, bus lane, bus line, busload, busman

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Example sentences from the Web for buskin

Cf. Il Penseroso, 102: "the buskin'd stage;" that is, the tragic stage.
Select Poems of Thomas Gray|Thomas Gray
In that early epoch of our literature the sock and buskin had indeed been worn by a reckless race.
Amenities of Literature|Isaac Disraeli
But now I hope to do easily much more of the kind, and that our new Irish players will find the buskin and the sock.
In The Seven Woods|William Butler (W.B.) Yeats
Here there were only two rooms, one for Buskin, the maid-servant, and the other unfurnished.
Susan|Amy Walton

There is one point of resemblance between the hero of the sock and buskin and the Knight of the quill.
My Life: or the Adventures of Geo. Thompson|George Thompson

British Dictionary definitions for buskin

buskin

/ (ˈbʌskɪn) /

noun

(formerly) a sandal-like covering for the foot and leg, reaching the calf and usually laced

Also called: cothurnus a thick-soled laced half boot resembling this, worn esp by actors of ancient Greece

the buskin mainly literary tragic drama

Word Origin for buskin

C16: perhaps from Spanish borzeguí; related to Old French bouzequin, Italian borzacchino, of obscure origin

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

单词	buskin
释义	buskin [ buhs-kin ] / ˈbʌs kɪn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR buskin ON THESAURUS.COM noun a thick-soled, laced boot or half boot. Also called cothurnus. the high, thick-soled shoe worn by ancient Greek and Roman tragedians. buskins, stockings decorated with gold thread worn by a bishop at a Pontifical Mass. tragic drama; tragedy.Compare sock¹ (def. 3). the art of acting, especially tragic acting. a woman's low-cut shoe with elastic gores at the sides of the instep, popular in the early 20th century. Origin of buskin 1495–1505; probably alteration of Middle French bro(u)sequin, of uncertain origin Words nearby buskin businesswoman, businessy, busing, busk, busker, buskin, buskined, bus lane, bus line, busload, busman Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for buskin Cf. Il Penseroso, 102: "the buskin'd stage;" that is, the tragic stage. Select Poems of Thomas Gray\|Thomas Gray In that early epoch of our literature the sock and buskin had indeed been worn by a reckless race. Amenities of Literature\|Isaac Disraeli But now I hope to do easily much more of the kind, and that our new Irish players will find the buskin and the sock. In The Seven Woods\|William Butler (W.B.) Yeats Here there were only two rooms, one for Buskin, the maid-servant, and the other unfurnished. Susan\|Amy Walton There is one point of resemblance between the hero of the sock and buskin and the Knight of the quill. My Life: or the Adventures of Geo. Thompson\|George Thompson British Dictionary definitions for buskin buskin / (ˈbʌskɪn) / noun (formerly) a sandal-like covering for the foot and leg, reaching the calf and usually laced Also called: cothurnus a thick-soled laced half boot resembling this, worn esp by actors of ancient Greece the buskin mainly literary tragic drama Word Origin for buskin C16: perhaps from Spanish borzeguí; related to Old French bouzequin, Italian borzacchino, of obscure origin 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 Words related to buskin stockings, putts, chaps, puttees, buskins, chukka boot, jackboot, top boot, leggins
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buskin

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British Dictionary definitions for buskin

noun

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