Meaning of CHOPINE
| Pronunciation: | | chow'peen
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| | Definition: | | [n] a woman's shoe with a very high thick sole |
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| | Synonyms: | | chopines, platform, platforms |
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| | See Also: | | shoe | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Cho*pine"\, n. [Cf. OF. chapin, escapin, Sp. chapin,
Pg. chapim.]
A clog, or patten, having a very thick sole, or in some cases
raised upon a stilt to a height of a foot or more. [Variously
spelt {chioppine}, {chopin}, etc.]
Your ladyship is nearer to heaven than when I saw you
last, by the altitude of a chopine. --Shak.
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