A buskin is a knee- or calf-length boot made of leather or cloth, enclosed by material, and laced, from above the toes to the top of the boot, and open across the toes. [1]

After four generations, Busken Bakery continues to offer family-favorite cookies, amazing cakes, and classic donuts made with love, gratitude, and probably sweet cream butter. Lots and lots …

Sock and buskin are ancient symbols of comedy and tragedy. In ancient Greek theatre, actors in tragic roles wore a boot called a buskin (Latin cothurnus) while the actors with comedic roles …

buskin, a thick-soled boot worn by actors in ancient Greek tragedies. Because of the association, the term has come to mean tragedy. It is contrasted with sock, which refers to the foot …

The meaning of BUSKIN is a laced boot reaching halfway or more to the knee.

Attired with theatrical buskins, a Phrygian cap and a blue chlamys over a transparent tunic, she was taken to the foot of the altar and seated there. A lion's head for a cap, a collar, and …

Buskin boots (also call cothurns) were an ancient form of footwear characterized by an open toe with quarters and uppers that gave way to a high shaft or top. With their front lace-up closure, …

BUSKIN definition: (formerly) a sandal-like covering for the foot and leg , reaching the calf and usually... | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples

There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun buskin. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

buskin. buskin. buskin [bus′kin] n. [< ? OFr broissequin < MDu brosekin, small leather boot] 1. a boot reaching to the calf or knee, worn in earlier times; esp., the high, thick-soled, laced boot …