cothurnus

English - Turkish

Definition of cothurnus in English Turkish dictionary

{i} coşkulu stil

eski Yunan ve Romalılarda trajedi aktörlerinin giydikleri sandalet

{i} sandalet [tiy.]

sandalet

English - English

Definition of cothurnus in English English dictionary

The stilted style denoting ancient tragedy

Madame Grandoni had insisted on the fact that she was an actress, and this little speech seemed a glimpse of the cothurnus.

A buskin used in ancient tragedy

Same as Cothurn

{i} buskin, high Greek sandal; boot (Archaic); ancient style of classical tragedy

Hyphenation

co·thur·nus

Etymology

() From Latin cothurnus Ancient Greek κόθορνος