Cothurn

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cothurn \Co"thurn\ (k?"th?rn), n. [L. cothurnus, Gr. ????. Cf.
     {Cothurnus}.]
     A buskin anciently used by tragic actors on the stage; hence,
     tragedy in general.
     [1913 Webster]
  


           The moment had arrived when it was thought that the
           mask and the cothurn might be assumed with effect.
                                                    --Motley.
     [1913 Webster] Cothurnate