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cothurn |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cothurn \Co"thurn\ (k?"th?rn), n. [L. cothurnus, Gr ????. 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.
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