buskin
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buskin
- /ˈbʌskɪn/
Where it comes from
Apparently from Old French bousequin, variant of brousequin (compare modern French brodequin), probably from Middle Dutch broseken, of unknown origin.
noun buskins
- A soft boot reaching to calf or knee height. She, having hong upon a bough on high / Her bow and painted quiver, had unlaste / Her silver buskins from her nimble thigh […]
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A pontifical vestment in the form of a silk stocking, sometimes embroidered or interwoven with gold thread, reaching to the base of the knee and worn over one’s regular socks but under episcopal sandals.
Similar: caliga
- A type of soft calf- or knee-high boot that laces up the front, sometimes featuring open toes or thick soles, worn in the Greco-Roman world by hunters and horsemen, as well as by actors in Athenian tragedy. One thing we do know about the staging of Greek plays is that the tragic actors wore buskins on their feet that elevated them several inches above the ground. (They also wore masks.) But the members of the chorus did not wear buskins, though the sometimes wore masks. The comparison between the size
- Tragic drama; tragedy. Such an undertaking by no means benefits the low-heeled buskin of modern fiction.
- An instrument of torture for the foot; bootikin.
Translations
Talk about this word "buskin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/buskin. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. buskin. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/buskin "buskin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/buskin.Cite this
@misc{buskin_2026,
title = {buskin},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/buskin},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
