Definition of Chopine. Meaning of Chopine. Synonyms of Chopine

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Definition of Chopine

Chopine
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.] Your ladyship is nearer to heaven than when I saw you last, by the altitude of a chopine. --Shak.

Meaning of Chopine from wikipedia

- 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...
- 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...
- Brogan Brogue Brothel creeper Buskin Caligae Calceus Cantabrian albarcas Chopine Ciocia Clear heels Cleats Climbing shoe Clog British clog Turkish clogs...
- 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...
- 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...
- incorporating the wooden platform into their soles, like the Venetian chopines. Since wooden footwear was a hand-made product, the shape of the footwear...
- 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...
- 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....