chopine
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cho·pine

noun \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

Origin of CHOPINE

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

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