Chopine

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Chopine \Cho*pine"\, n. [Cf. OF. chapin, escapin, Sp. chapin,
     Pg. chapim.]
     A clog, or patten, having a very thick sole, or in some cases
     raised upon a stilt to a height of a foot or more. [Variously
     spelt {chioppine}, {chopin}, etc.]
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           Your ladyship is nearer to heaven than when I saw you
           last, by the altitude of a chopine.      --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  chopine
       n : a woman's shoe with a very high thick sole [syn: {chopines},
            {platform}, {platforms}]