buskin in Italian
buskin in Italian is coturno — buskin means a soft boot that comes up to the calf or the knee.
buskin in Italian
coturno
(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?
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noun A soft boot that comes up to the calf or the knee.
"And Dandolo took for Venice three eights of the city, including the merchants’ quarter, where a Venetian governor was soon strutting about in the scarlet buskins that had once been the prerogative of the Emperors of the East."
- noun (Christianity) A bishop's ceremonial stocking-like garment, sometimes decorated with gold thread, worn under sandals during formal services.
- noun A laced boot reaching the calf or knee, sometimes open-toed or thick-soled, worn in ancient Greece and Rome by hunters, riders and tragic actors.
- noun (figurative) Tragic theatre; drama of a serious, sorrowful kind.
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- And Dandolo took for Venice three eights of the city, including the merchants’ quarter, where a Venetian governor was soon strutting about in the scarlet buskins that had once been the prerogative of the Emperors of the East.
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What is "buskin" in Italian?
"buskin" in Italian is coturno. buskin means: A soft boot that comes up to the calf or the knee.
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