cothurnus
Americannoun
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Origin of cothurnus
1720–30; < Latin < Greek kóthornos buskin, type of boot worn by tragic actors in heroic roles
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The actor on the stage is admired whilst he is elevated by the cothurnus; but young men are not to exhibit their oratorical talents always with the advantages of stage effect and decorations.
From Practical Education, Volume II by Edgeworth, Maria
In toga and cothurnus I had to read a pompous prologue, and did it amid shouts of "Basta! basta!" from the audience.
From The Fool Errant Being the Memoirs of Francis-Anthony Strelley, Esq., Citizen of Lucca by Hewlett, Maurice Henry
But, for right walking, choose The fine, The strict cothurnus, Muse.
From Collected Poems Volume One by Noyes, Alfred
The cothurnus of Aeschylus has, as it were, the weight of iron: gigantic figures stalk in upon it.
From Lectures on Dramatic Art and Literature by Black, John
Agar, in peplos and cothurnus, recited the strophes once more.
From An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections by Albert D.
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