- A
chopine is a type of women's
platform shoe that was po****r in the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries.
Chopines were
originally used as a patten, clog, or...
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imperial quart (1136 mL),
while an
imperial pint is
designated as une
chopine. However, in
practice and
according to Quebec’s
Board of the
French Language...
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Brogan Brogue Brothel creeper Buskin Caligae Calceus Cantabrian albarcas Chopine Ciocia Clear heels Cleats Climbing shoe Clog
British clog
Turkish clogs...
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means "half": in this case, half a
chopine, and –
coincidentally – also
approximately half a US pint [237 ml].
chopine 1⁄2 ~476.1 ml ~1 pint ~0.84 pint...
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French in particular, the
quart is
called pinte,
whilst the pint is
called chopine.
Since gallons of
various sizes have
historically been in use, the corresponding...
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incorporating the
wooden platform into
their soles, like the
Venetian chopines.
Since wooden footwear was a hand-made product, the
shape of the footwear...
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obsolete Scottish unit of
volume Chopin Alveograph, tool for
testing flour Chopine, a kind of
platform shoe worn in 17th-century
Spain and
Italy This disambiguation...
- surname. The name is
believed to be
derived from the Old
French word "
chopine", an old (large)
liquid measure approximately equal to an
English "quart"...
- Gill was one of the
drinking vessel measures of
volume (along with the
Chopine and Cipha)
banned by the City of
London in 1310
Originally beer in Britain...
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bottles from 1950s Quebec. From
largest to smallest, they are a
pinte (quart), a
chopine (pint), and a
demiard (half-pint). The
latter was used for cream....