cothurnus|cothurni in English
noun
[co·thur·nus || kə'θɜːnəs]
buskin, high Greek sandal; boot (Archaic); ancient style of classical tragedy
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1. Every cothurnus can bring up hero from layman.
2. It may have had a deliberate association with notions of the dignity of antiquity, including the use by classical tragedians of the cothurnus or " Buskin "--the high-heeled boot of the tragic actor, which gave literal superiority of step and posture.