chopine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A bottle of wine (usually Bordeaux) containing 0.250 fluid liters, ⅓ of the volume of a standard bottle.
  2. A type of women's platform shoe that was popular in the 15th and 16th centuries.

Pronunciation

/tʃəʊˈpiːn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-chopine.wav

Word forms

chopine chopines

Etymology

Borrowed from French chopine, diminutive of chope + -ine. Doublet of chopin.

Related words

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