cothurnus

Etymology
, itself borrowed from.

Noun

 * 1) A buskin used in ancient tragedy.
 * 2)  The stilted style denoting ancient tragedy.
 * 3) * 1875, Henry James, Roderick Hudson, New York Edition 1909, hardcover, page 410
 * Madame Grandoni had insisted on the fact that she was an actress, and this little speech seemed a glimpse of the cothurnus.

Etymology
Borrowed from.

Noun

 * 1) cothurnus, buskin
 * 2) tragedy dramatic or poetic style