BUSKIN


Meaning of BUSKIN in English

n.1 either of a pair of thick-soled laced boots worn by an ancient Athenian tragic actor to gain height.

2 (usu. prec. by the) tragic drama; its style or spirit.

3 hist. either of a pair of calf- or knee-high boots of cloth or leather worn in the Middle Ages.

Derivatives:

buskined adj.

Etymology: prob. f. OF bouzequin, var. of bro(u)sequin, of unkn. orig.

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.