buskin

== English == === Etymology === Apparently from Old French bousequin, variant of brousequin (compare modern French brodequin), probably from Middle Dutch broseken, of unknown origin. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbʌskɪn/ === Noun === buskin (plural buskins) (chiefly historical) A soft boot reaching to calf or knee height. (Catholicism) 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. Synonym: caliga (historical) 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. Synonyms: cothurn, cothurnus, Melpomene (by extension) Tragic drama; tragedy. An instrument of torture for the foot; bootikin. ==== Derived terms ==== buskined sock and buskin ==== Translations ====