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n. A foot and leg covering reaching halfway to the knee, resembling a laced half boot.

n. A thick-soled laced half boot worn by actors of Greek and Roman tragedies.

n. Tragedy, especially that which resembles a Greek tragedy.

n. A half-boot.

n. A type of boot worn by the ancient Athenian tragic actors; tragic drama, tragedy.

n. An instrument of torture for the foot; bootikin.

n. A strong, protecting covering for the foot, coming some distance up the leg.

n. A similar covering for the foot and leg, made with very thick soles, to give an appearance of elevation to the stature; -- worn by tragic actors in ancient Greece and Rome. Used as a symbol of tragedy, or the tragic drama, as distinguished from comedy.

n. A half-boot or high shoe strapped or laced to the ankle and the lower part of the leg.

n. A similar boot worn by the ancients; the cothurnus, particularly as worn by actors in tragedy. See cothurnus.

n. Hence Tragedy or the tragic drama, as opposed to comedy.

n. A low laced shoe worn by women.

n. pl. Eccl., stockings forming a part of the canonicals of a bishop, usually made of satin or embroidered silk.

n. a boot reaching halfway up to the knee

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