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Cothurn vs Cothurnus - What's the difference?

cothurn | cothurnus | Alternative forms |

Cothurn is an alternative form of cothurnus.


As nouns the difference between cothurn and cothurnus

is that cothurn is a buskin anciently worn by tragic actors on the stage while cothurnus is a buskin used in ancient tragedy.

cothurn

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A buskin anciently worn by tragic actors on the stage.
  • * Motley
    • The moment had arrived when it was thought that the mask and the cothurn might be assumed with effect.

    Related terms

    * cothurnate

    cothurnus

    English

    Alternative forms

    * cothurn

    Noun

    (cothurni)
  • A buskin used in ancient tragedy
  • The stilted style denoting ancient tragedy
  • *1875 , , New York Edition 1909, hardcover, page 410
  • *:Madame Grandoni had insisted on the fact that she was an actress, and this little speech seemed a glimpse of the cothurnus .

    • Derived terms

    * cothurnal ----