buskin

bus·kin

B0574700 (bŭs′kĭn)n.1. A foot and leg covering reaching halfway to the knee, resembling a laced half boot.2. a. A thick-soled laced half boot worn by actors of Greek and Roman tragedies.b. Tragedy, especially that which resembles a Greek tragedy.

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[Perhaps alteration (influenced by buckskin) of obsolete French broisequin, small leather boot.]

buskin

(ˈbʌskɪn) n1. (Clothing & Fashion) (formerly) a sandal-like covering for the foot and leg, reaching the calf and usually laced2. (Clothing & Fashion) Also called: cothurnus a thick-soled laced half boot resembling this, worn esp by actors of ancient Greece3. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) the buskin chiefly literary tragic drama[C16: perhaps from Spanish borzeguí; related to Old French bouzequin, Italian borzacchino, of obscure origin]

bus•kin

(ˈbʌs kɪn)

n. 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. tragic drama; tragedy. Compare sock ¹ (def. 3). [1495–1505; probably alter. of Middle French bro(u)sequin] bus′kined, adj.

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buskin - a boot reaching halfway up to the kneecombat boot, desert boot, half boot, top bootboot - footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg