"Nay, nay, to no such honour I aspire." / Said Venus, "But a simple maid am I, / and 'tis the manner of the maids of Tyre / to wear, like me, the quiver, and to tie / the purple buskin round the ankles high."
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Buskin
//ˈbʌskɪn//
Synonyms for "buskin" (20 found)
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Noun(3 words)
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Related words (10)
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12 translations across 11 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- κόθορνος noun (type of boot with a thick sole, worn by the ancient Athenian tragic actors)
Dutch
2 entries- broos noun (type of boot with a thick sole, worn by the ancient Athenian tragic actors)
- toneellaars noun (type of boot with a thick sole, worn by the ancient Athenian tragic actors)
Finnish
1 entries- koturni noun (type of boot with a thick sole, worn by the ancient Athenian tragic actors)
French
1 entries- cothurne noun (type of boot with a thick sole, worn by the ancient Athenian tragic actors)
German
1 entries- Kothurn noun (type of boot with a thick sole, worn by the ancient Athenian tragic actors)
Greek
1 entries- κόθορνος noun (type of boot with a thick sole, worn by the ancient Athenian tragic actors)
Italian
1 entries- coturno noun (type of boot with a thick sole, worn by the ancient Athenian tragic actors)
Latin
1 entries- cothurnus noun (type of boot with a thick sole, worn by the ancient Athenian tragic actors)
Polish
1 entries- koturn noun (type of boot with a thick sole, worn by the ancient Athenian tragic actors)
Russian
1 entries- коту́рн noun (type of boot with a thick sole, worn by the ancient Athenian tragic actors)
Spanish
1 entries- coturno noun (type of boot with a thick sole, worn by the ancient Athenian tragic actors)
Sample sentences
8 total sentences available.
She, having hong upon a bough on high / Her bow and painted quiver, had unlaste / Her silver buskins from her nimble thigh […]
Source: wiktionary
With this knife also, he will joynt a Deere, or any beast, shape his shooes, buskins, mantels, etc.
Source: wiktionary
Isaac, relieved of one half of his apprehensions, by learning that his daughter lived, and might possibly be ransomed, threw himself at the feet of the generous Outlaw, and, rubbing his beard against his buskins, sought to kiss the hem of his green cassock.
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