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coturno — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • buskin noun A soft boot reaching to calf or knee height.

Senses

coturno 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.

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.