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COTHURN

\kˈɒθɜːn], \kˈɒθɜːn], \k_ˈɒ_θ_ɜː_n]\

Definitions of COTHURN

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language

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A buskin anciently used by tragic actors on the stage; hence, tragedy in general.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
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k[=o]'thurn, COTHURNUS, k[=o]-thur'nus, n. a buskin or high boot laced in front, worn in tragic performances. [L. cothurnus--Gr. kothornos.]

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
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