Buskin (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. a thick-soled, laced boot or half boot.
  2. the high, thick-soled shoe worn by ancient Greek and Roman tragedians.
  3. stockings decorated with gold thread worn by a bishop at a Pontifical Mass.
  4. tragic drama; tragedy.
  5. the art of acting, especially tragic acting.
  6. a woman's low-cut shoe with elastic gores at the sides of the instep, popular in the early 20th century.
noun
  1. (formerly) a sandal-like covering for the foot and leg, reaching the calf and usually laced
  2. a thick-soled laced half boot resembling this, worn esp by actors of ancient Greece
  3. tragic drama
Buskin (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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