chopine

[ choh-peen, chop-in ]

/ tʃoʊˈpin, ˈtʃɒp ɪn /

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noun

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.

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Also chop·in

[chop-in] /ˈtʃɒp ɪn/ .

Origin of chopine

1570–80; <Spanish chapín, equivalent to chap(a) (<Middle French chape chape) + -in -in¹

Words nearby chopine

chopblock, chop-chop, chopfallen, chophouse, chopin, chopine, Chopin, Frédéric, choplogic, chop mark, chopped, chopped liver

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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

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

Word Origin for chopine

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

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