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What is a cothurnus?

What is a cothurnus? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A buskin used in ancient tragedy
  2. The stilted style denoting ancient tragedy
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The cothurnus was worn principally by horsemen, hunters, and men of rank and authority.
She wears a crown of cypress and the cothurnus boots often worn by tragic actors.
Strolling companies of players will crack the dusty boards tonight with the tread of buskin and cothurnus.
While the actors wore the cothurnus, the chorus appeared in their usual sandals.
She too wears the mask and the cothurnus, and speaks to measure.
Agar, in peplos and cothurnus, recited the strophes once more.

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