noun
buskin
Buskin (noun) means a soft boot that comes up to the calf or the knee.
noun
1
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."
— Colin Thubron, Seafarers: The Venetians (1980)
2
(Christianity) A bishop's ceremonial stocking-like garment, sometimes decorated with gold thread, worn under sandals during formal services.
3
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.
4
(figurative) Tragic theatre; drama of a serious, sorrowful kind.
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Etymology
Apparently from Old French bousequin, a variant of brousequin (compare modern French brodequin), probably from Middle Dutch broseken, of unknown origin.
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What is the meaning of buskin?
"buskin" (noun) means a soft boot that comes up to the calf or the knee.
What are the different meanings of buskin?
"buskin" has 3 main meanings: 1. A soft boot that comes up to the calf or the knee; 2. (Christianity) A bishop's ceremonial stocking-like garment, sometimes decorated with gold thread, worn under sandals during formal services; 3. 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.
