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buskin definition

bus·kin (bus′kin)

noun

  1. a boot reaching to the calf or knee, worn in earlier times; esp., the high, thick-soled, laced boot worn by actors in ancient Greek and Roman tragedy
  2. tragic drama; tragedy

Etymology: < ? OFr broissequin < MDu brosekin, small leather boot

Related Forms:

  • buskined bus′·kined (-kind) adjective

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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