buskin in French
buskin in French is cothurne — buskin means a soft boot reaching to calf or knee height.
buskin in French
cothurne
(historical) A type of soft calf- or knee-high boot that laces up the front, sometimes featuring open toes or thick soles, worn in the Greco-Roman world by hunters and horsemen, as well as by actors in Athenian tragedy.
What does "buskin" mean?
- noun A soft boot reaching to calf or knee height.
- noun A pontifical vestment in the form of a silk stocking, sometimes embroidered or interwoven with gold thread, reaching to the base of the knee and worn over one’s regular socks but under episcopal sandals.
- noun A type of soft calf- or knee-high boot that laces up the front, sometimes featuring open toes or thick soles, worn in the Greco-Roman world by hunters and horsemen, as well as by actors in Athenian tragedy.
- noun Tragic drama; tragedy.
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What is "buskin" in French?
"buskin" in French is cothurne. buskin means: A soft boot reaching to calf or knee height.
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