buskin
Example Sentences
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Jack Dempsey, conqueree of Gene Tunney, left the realm of sock for the Manhattan world of buskin last week.
From Time Magazine Archive
Buskin & Sock Sirs: In my study of drama, I find the buskin, or boot, signifies a tragedy; and the sock, similar to a light moccasin, denotes a comedy.
From Time Magazine Archive
She traced her fingers over the sock and buskin masks—one sad, tragic face and one happy, comedic one—waiting for the door to open.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
And when I questioned her, I found that they wore what might well be some kind of buskin.
From The Trembling of the Veil by W. B. (William Butler) Yeats
The sock symbolizes comedy, as the buskin does tragedy.
From Minor Poems by Milton by John Milton
