D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Cothurn

/(k?"th?rn)/ · Co·thurn · IPA /ˈkɒθə(ɹ)n/
01 n. A buskin anciently used by tragic actors on the stage; hence, tragedy in general.
  1. 1.
    A buskin anciently used by tragic actors on the stage; hence, tragedy in general.
    “The moment had arrived when it was thought that the mask and the cothurn might be assumed with effect.” Motley.