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buskin in German

buskin in German is Kothurn — buskin means a soft boot reaching to calf or knee height.

buskin in German

Kothurn
noun
(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?

  1. noun A soft boot reaching to calf or knee height.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. noun Tragic drama; tragedy.
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What is "buskin" in German?

"buskin" in German is Kothurn. buskin means: A soft boot reaching to calf or knee height.

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