| Encumbered as he was with his mask and cothurnus, to say nothing of the padding, it will be seen that the Athenian tragic actor had no easy task before him. |
| To increase their height the tragic performers wore the cothurnus, a sort of buskin with high soles and still higher heels. |
| She wears a crown of cypress and the cothurnus boots often worn by tragic actors. |
| The voice of cothurnus is one of the most important things in the acting play. |
| While the actors wore the cothurnus, the chorus appeared in their usual sandals. |
| The cothurnus was worn principally by horsemen, hunters, and men of rank and authority. |
