What does cothurnus mean?
Cothurnus means A buskin used in ancient tragedy..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
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.
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Cothurnus means A buskin used in ancient tragedy..
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Madame Grandoni had insisted on the fact that she was an actress, and this little speech seemed a glimpse of the cothurnus.
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