buskin

bus·kin  (bskn)

n.

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

2.

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

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

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[Perhaps alteration (influenced by buckskin) of obsolete French broisequin, small leather boot.]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

buskin - a boot reaching halfway up to the knee combat boot, desert boot, half boot, top boot boot - footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg