buskin

noun

bus·​kin ˈbə-skən 

1

: a laced boot reaching halfway or more to the knee

2

a

: cothurnus sense 1

b

: tragedy

especially : tragedy resembling that of ancient Greek drama

Examples of buskin in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The masks come on and off like sock and buskin in a Greek play. —Dana Snitzky, Longreads, 12 May 2020

Word History

Etymology

probably modification of Middle French brozequin

First Known Use

1503, in the meaning defined at sense 1