Cothurn
Related to Cothurn: cothurni
Co´thurn
n. | 1. | 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. |
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.