Definition of buskin Buskin
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We found 8 definitions of buskin from 5 different sources.
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What does buskin mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: buskins |
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| buskin - a boot reaching halfway up to the knee | ||
| combat boot, desert boot, half boot, top boot | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- buskin (n.)
A strong, protecting covering for the foot, coming some distance up the leg. - buskin (n.)
A similar covering for the foot and leg, made with very thick soles, to give an appearance of elevation to the stature; -- worn by tragic actors in ancient Greece and Rome. Used as a symbol of tragedy, or the tragic drama, as distinguished from comedy.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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buskin
busk′in, n. a kind of half-boot with high heels worn in ancient times by actors of tragedy—hence, the tragic drama as distinguished from comedy: a half-boot.—adj. Busk′ined, dressed in buskins, noting tragedy: tragic: dignified. [Ety. uncertain; cognates may be found in the O. Fr. brousequin; Dut. broos-ken; Sp. borceguí.]
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🔤- buskin, noun, singular of buskins.
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