cothurni Hear it!

Variant of cothurnus

cothurnus Definition

co·thur·nus (kō t̸hʉr′nəs)

noun pl. cothurni -·ni′ (-nī′)

  1. a high, thick-soled boot or buskin worn by actors in ancient Greek and Roman tragedies
  2. tragedy or a lofty, tragic style in drama

Etymology: L < Gr kothornos

Also cothurn co′·thurn′ (kō′t̸hʉrn′)

Browse dictionary entries near cothurni

  1. ‹ cothurn
  2. ‹ coterminously
  3. ‹ coterminous
  4. ‹ coterminal
  5. ‹ coterie
  6. ‹ cotenant
  7. ‹ cotenancy
  8. ‹ cotemporary
  9. ‹ coted
  10. ‹ cote
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