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单词 cothurnus
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Definition of cothurnus in US English:

cothurnus

noun kōˈTHərnəskoʊˈθərnəskoʊˈθərnəs
  • 1A thick-soled boot or buskin worn by actors in Greek tragedy.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The cothurnus was worn principally by horsemen, hunters, and men of rank and authority.
    • While the actors wore the cothurnus, the chorus appeared in their usual sandals.
    • To increase their height the tragic performers wore the cothurnus, a sort of buskin with high soles and still higher heels.
    • She wears a crown of cypress and the cothurnus boots often worn by tragic actors.
    • Encumbered as he was with his mask and cothurnus, to say nothing of the padding, it will be seen that the Athenian tragic actor had no easy task before him.
  • 2An elevated style of acting in classical tragic drama.

 
 

Definition of cothurnus in US English:

cothurnus

nounkoʊˈθərnəskōˈTHərnəs
  • 1A thick-soled boot or buskin worn by actors in Greek tragedy.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The cothurnus was worn principally by horsemen, hunters, and men of rank and authority.
    • While the actors wore the cothurnus, the chorus appeared in their usual sandals.
    • She wears a crown of cypress and the cothurnus boots often worn by tragic actors.
    • Encumbered as he was with his mask and cothurnus, to say nothing of the padding, it will be seen that the Athenian tragic actor had no easy task before him.
    • To increase their height the tragic performers wore the cothurnus, a sort of buskin with high soles and still higher heels.
  • 2An elevated style of acting in classical tragic drama.

 
 
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