chopine
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- 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 BalzacGalope-chopine carefully avoided the main-road and guided the two women through the labyrinth of by-ways which intersect Brittany.
The Chouans | Honore de BalzacGalope-chopine, armed with a double-barrelled gun, wore a long goatskin, which gave him something the look of Robinson Crusoe.
The Chouans | Honore de BalzacThe big dog sprang up barking, but a word from Galope-chopine silenced him and he wagged his tail.
The Chouans | Honore de BalzacTowards 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
chopin (ˈtʃɒpɪn)
/ (tʃɒˈpiːn) /
a sandal-like shoe on tall wooden or cork bases popular in the 18th century
Origin of chopine
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