chopine

[ choh-peen, chop-in ]

noun
  1. a shoe having a thick sole, usually of cork, suggesting a short stilt, worn especially by women in 18th-century Europe after its introduction from Turkey.

Origin of chopine

1
1570–80; <Spanish chapín, equivalent to chap(a) (<Middle French chape chape) + -in -in1
  • Also chop·in [chop-in] /ˈtʃɒp ɪn/ .

Words Nearby chopine

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How to use chopine in a sentence

  • We gave you two weeks, and it is now two months, and Galope-chopine here hasn't received the money.

    The Chouans | Honore de Balzac
  • Galope-chopine carefully avoided the main-road and guided the two women through the labyrinth of by-ways which intersect Brittany.

    The Chouans | Honore de Balzac
  • Galope-chopine, armed with a double-barrelled gun, wore a long goatskin, which gave him something the look of Robinson Crusoe.

    The Chouans | Honore de Balzac
  • The big dog sprang up barking, but a word from Galope-chopine silenced him and he wagged his tail.

    The Chouans | Honore de Balzac
  • Towards midnight the cottage of Galope-chopine, hitherto the scene of life without a care, was full of dread and horrible anxiety.

    The Chouans | Honore de Balzac

British Dictionary definitions for chopine

chopine

chopin (ˈtʃɒpɪn)

/ (tʃɒˈpiːn) /


noun
  1. a sandal-like shoe on tall wooden or cork bases popular in the 18th century

Origin of chopine

1
C16: from Old Spanish chapín, probably imitative of the sound made by the shoe when walking

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