COTHURNUS

COTHURNUS
I.
COTHURNUS
discipulus Prodici; ex triginta tyrannis, a Lacedaemoniis, devictis Athenis, impositis. Quare ita dictus sit, vide Scholia in Aristophamnis Nubes.
II.
COTHURNUS
in Tragoediis usitatus, calceamentum erat quadrangulum, quod utrivis pedi aeque accommodari poterat, adeo suberatum ac crassum, ut eius accessione Heroum magnitudinem aequare quis videretur; cum contra Comici soccô, calceamentô humili, uterentur. Claudian. de Consul. Manlii Theodori, v. 314.
---- ---- Alte graditur maiore cothurnô.
Fallitur tamen Isidorus, l. 19. c. 34. qui solis Tragoediis id calceamenti genus convenisse contendit; Namque et puellae, quae grandiores videri volebant, et viatores, ut a luto defenderentur, et venatores iis usi: Interim frequentius a Tragicis adhibitum esse, conceditur. Vide Thom. Dempster. Paralipom. in Rosini Antiqq. l. 5. c. 8. et Scaligerum, Poetic. l. 4. c. 13. Hodie Itali Cothurno vocain maiotes perdices rubras, quae κακκαβίζουϚι, h. e. κακκαβί suum saepius iterant, cum aliarum sit τιττιβίζειν. Cuiusmodi ἑτεροφωνίας discrimen in Baeotiis olim Aticisque perdicibus notavit Theophrastus, vide Salmas. ad Solin. p. 150.

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  • Cothurnus — Co*thur nus ( n?s), n. [L.] Same as {Cothurn}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cothurnus — [kō′thʉrn΄kō thʉr′nəs] n. pl. cothurni [kō thʉrnī΄] [L < Gr kothornos] 1. a high, thick soled boot or buskin worn by actors in ancient Greek and Roman tragedies 2. tragedy or a lofty, tragic style in drama: Also cothurn [kō′thʉrn΄] …   English World dictionary

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

  • cothurnus — noun a) A buskin used in ancient tragedy. Madame Grandoni had insisted on the fact that she was an actress, and this little speech seemed a glimpse of the cothurnus. b) The stilted style denoting ancient tragedy …   Wiktionary

  • cothurnus — noun (plural cothurni) Etymology: Latin, from Greek kothornos Date: 1606 1. a high thick soled laced boot worn by actors in Greek and Roman tragic drama called also co•thurn 2. the dignified somewhat stilted style of ancient tragedy …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • cothurnus — cothurnal, adj. /koh therr neuhs/, n., pl. cothurni / nuy/. 1. a grave and elevated style of acting; tragic acting; tragedy. 2. buskin (def. 2). Also, cothurn /koh therrn, koh therrn /. [1720 30; < L < Gk kóthornos buskin, type of boot worn by… …   Universalium

  • cothurnus — co·thur·nus || kÉ™ θɜːnÉ™s n. buskin, high Greek sandal; boot (Archaic); ancient style of classical tragedy …   English contemporary dictionary

  • cothurnus — co·thur·nus …   English syllables

  • cothurnus — co•thur•nus [[t]koʊˈθɜr nəs[/t]] also co•thurn [[t]ˈkoʊ θɜrn, koʊˈθɜrn[/t]] n. pl. ni ( nī). 1) sbz buskin 2) 2) sbz a grave, elevated style of acting; tragedy • Etymology: 1720–30; < L < Gk kóthornos buskin co•thur′nal, adj …   From formal English to slang

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