CHOPINE


Meaning of CHOPINE in English

chōˈpēn, ˈchäpə̇n noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle French chapin, from Old Spanish chapín, probably of imitative origin

: a woman's shoe of the 16th and 17th centuries having a high often stiltlike sole designed to increase stature and protect the feet from mud and dirt — compare patten I 1

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