buskined

[ buhs-kind ]

adjective

1. wearing buskins.
2. resembling or pertaining to tragic drama.

Other Words From

• un·buskined adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of buskined¹

First recorded in 1580–90; buskin + -ed ³

Example Sentences

Below the knee his legs were naked, ending in a buskined moccasin, that fitted tightly round the ankle.

From Project Gutenberg

Behind these men is a buskined hero, beset by a Marshalsea Court officer and his follower.

From Project Gutenberg

Cothurnata means buskined; from corthunus, a high shoe or buskin worn by actors.

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