cothurnus
noun
a grave and elevated style of acting; tragic acting; tragedy.
cothurnal
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a word derived from
cothurnus.
Example Sentences
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The scene wants actors; I'll fetch more, and clothe it In rich cothurnal pomp: a tragedy Ought to be grave: graves this shall beautify.
From A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15 by Robert Dodsley
Alas! that were no modern consequence, To have cothurnal buskins frighted hence.
From The Poetaster by Ben Jonson
