<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a thick-soled, laced boot or half boot</li><li>cothurnus</li><li>the high, thick-soled shoe worn by ancient Greek and Roman tragedians</li><li>buskins</li><li>stockings decorated with gold thread worn by a bishop at a Pontifical Mass</li><li>tragic drama; tragedy</li><li>the art of acting, especially tragic acting</li><li>a woman's low-cut shoe with elastic gores at the sides of the instep, popular in the early 20th century</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>mendacious</li></ul>