Definition of buskin:
(n) :
a half-
boot; a type of
boot worn by the ancient Athenian tragic actors; tragic drama,
tragedy
"1997: Alexius was acclaimed with the imperial titles and formally shod with the purple buskins, embroidered in gold with the double-headed eagles of Byzantium -- John Julius Norwich, A Short History of Byzantium (Penguin 1998, p. 248)"
Definition of buskin:
(n) :
a half-
boot; a type of
boot worn by the ancient Athenian tragic actors; tragic drama,
tragedy
"1997: Alexius was acclaimed with the imperial titles and formally shod with the purple buskins, embroidered in gold with the double-headed eagles of Byzantium -- John Julius Norwich, A Short History of Byzantium (Penguin 1998, p. 248)"