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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: chopine n : a woman's shoe with a very high thick sole [syn: {chopines}, {platform}, {platforms}]
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