Latin definition for: cothurnus, cothurni

noun

  • declension: 2nd declension
  • gender: masculine

Definitions:

  1. high boot/buskin (worn by Greek tragic actors to increase their height)
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: Drama, Music, Theater, Art, Painting, Sculpture
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: For Dictionary, in top 10,000 words
  • Source: “Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)

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