cothurne — meaning in English

English meaning

• buskin noun A soft boot reaching to calf or knee height.
• roommate noun A person who shares a room, apartment, or house with someone else, without necessarily being related or a romantic partner.

Senses

cothurne is used for these senses in English:

• buskin (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.
• roommate A person with whom one shares a room, as in a dormitory, barracks, rooming house, or apartment.

buskin — full definition

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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