Cothurnate

Cothurnate
Cothurnate Co*thur"nate (k?-th?r"n?t), Cothurnated Co*thur"na*ted (-n?-t?d), a. 1. Wearing a cothurn. [1913 Webster]

2. Relating to tragedy; solemn; grave. [1913 Webster] ||


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  • Cothurnated — Cothurnate Co*thur nate (k? th?r n?t), Cothurnated Co*thur na*ted ( n? t?d), a. 1. Wearing a cothurn. [1913 Webster] 2. Relating to tragedy; solemn; grave. [1913 Webster] || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cothurnus —   n. (pl. ni ), buskin.    ♦ cothurnal,    ♦ cothurnian, a. pertaining to cothurnus or tragedy.    ♦ cothurnate, a. wearing cothurnus …   Dictionary of difficult words

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