sock and buskin

== English == === Etymology === Named from two ancient symbols of comedy and tragedy. In ancient Greek theatre, actors in tragic roles wore a boot called a buskin, while those in comedic roles wore a thin-soled "sock" or soccus. === Noun === sock and buskin pl (plural only) (poetic) The theatrical world. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) (theater, metonymic) The comedy and tragedy masks. Synonyms: comedy and tragedy, Thalia and Melpomene ==== Translations ====