(from the article `stage design`) ...by Roman times the name cothurnus (from kothornoi) had come to designate the tragic genre itself. Kings and queens in tragedies wore appropriate ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/201
Syr'ma noun [ Latin , from Greek ..., from ... to drag.] (Class. Antiq.) A long dress, trailing on the floor, worn by tragic actors in Greek and Roman theaters. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/268