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Definitions for Buskin

[1] a thick-soled, laced boot or half boot.
[2] Also called cothurnus. the high, thick-soled shoe worn by ancient Greek and Roman tragedians.
[3] buskins, stockings decorated with gold thread worn by a bishop at a Pontifical Mass.
[4] tragic drama; tragedy. Compare sock1(def 3) .
[5] the art of acting, especially tragic acting.
[6] a woman's low-cut shoe with elastic gores at the sides of the instep, popular in the early 20th century.
[7] (formerly) a sandal-like covering for the foot and leg, reaching the calf and usually laced
[8] Also called: cothurnus a thick-soled laced half boot resembling this, worn esp by actors of ancient Greece
[9] the buskin mainly literary tragic drama

Words related to Buskin

chaps, puttees, buskins, jackboot

Words nearby Buskin

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Origin of Buskin

1495–1505; probably alteration of Middle French bro(u)sequin, of uncertain origin

Word origin for Buskin

C16: perhaps from Spanish borzeguí ; related to Old French bouzequin , Italian borzacchino , of obscure origin

Synonyms for Buskin

army boot, chukka boot, jackboot, top boot