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.

chopine

/ ˈtʃɒpɪn; tʃɒˈpiːn /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of chopine¹

1570–80; < Spanish chapín, equivalent to chap(a) (< Middle French chape chape ) + -in -in ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of chopine¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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Galope-Chopine carefully avoided the main-road and guided the two women through the labyrinth of by-ways which intersect Brittany.

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Galope-Chopine, armed with a double-barrelled gun, wore a long goatskin, which gave him something the look of Robinson Crusoe.

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The big dog sprang up barking, but a word from Galope-Chopine silenced him and he wagged his tail.

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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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