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| bus·kin [ búskin ] (plural bus·kins) |
noun |
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1. Athenian actor's boot: a thick-soled laced boot worn by tragic actors in ancient Greece to give them extra height
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2. Greek drama: tragic drama, particularly in the ancient Greek style
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archaic
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3. medieval sandal: a calf-length laced boot worn in the Middle Ages
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| [Early 16th century. Probably via Old French bousequin, variant of brousequin< Middle Dutch broseken] |
