Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Chopine"
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) 1.7 (wn)
chopine
n : a woman's shoe with a very high thick sole [syn: {chopines},
{platform}, {platforms}]
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