Wearing or equipped with a cothurn; appearing in tragic drama; elevated or dignified in style.
From 'cothurn' + '-ed' (past participle/adjective suffix), describing the state of wearing tragic theatrical footwear.
The image of a 'cothurned actor' perfectly captures how physical objects became metaphors—we still talk about 'raising' or 'elevating' language, echoing those ancient boots.
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