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Cothurn
Co′thurn
(k?′th?rn)
, Noun.
[L.
cothurnus
, Gr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK]. Cf. Cothurnus
.] A buskin anciently used by tragic actors on the stage; hence, tragedy in general.
The moment had arrived when it was thought that the mask and the
cothurn
might be assumed with effect. Motley.