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chopine

noun cho·pine \shä-ˈpēn, chä-\

Definition of CHOPINE

:  a woman's shoe of the 16th and 17th centuries with a very high sole designed to increase stature and protect the feet from mud and dirt
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Origin of CHOPINE

Middle French chapin, from Old Spanish
First Known Use: 1577

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