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 Definitions for chopine: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Chopine \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.]
[1913 Webster]
Your ladyship is nearer to heaven than when I saw you
last, by the altitude of a chopine. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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chopine
n : a woman's shoe with a very high thick sole [syn: chopines,
platform, platforms]
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