'Cothurn' definitions:
Definition of 'Cothurn'
From: GCIDE
- Cothurn \Co"thurn\ (k?"th?rn), n. [L. cothurnus, Gr. ????. Cf. Cothurnus.] A buskin anciently used by tragic actors on the stage; hence, tragedy in general. [1913 Webster]
- The moment had arrived when it was thought that the mask and the cothurn might be assumed with effect. --Motley. [1913 Webster] Cothurnate