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chopine
[ choh-peen, chop-in ]
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.
chopine
/ ˈtʃɒpɪn; tʃɒˈpiːn /
noun
- a sandal-like shoe on tall wooden or cork bases popular in the 18th century
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Origin of chopine1
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Example Sentences
We gave you two weeks, and it is now two months, and Galope-Chopine here hasn't received the money.
Galope-Chopine carefully avoided the main-road and guided the two women through the labyrinth of by-ways which intersect Brittany.
Galope-Chopine, armed with a double-barrelled gun, wore a long goatskin, which gave him something the look of Robinson Crusoe.
The big dog sprang up barking, but a word from Galope-Chopine silenced him and he wagged his tail.
Towards midnight the cottage of Galope-Chopine, hitherto the scene of life without a care, was full of dread and horrible anxiety.
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