2 definitions
for chopine
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
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.]
[1913 Webster]
Your ladyship is nearer to heaven than when I saw you
last, by the altitude of a chopine. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
chopine
n : a woman's shoe with a very high thick sole [syn: chopines,
platform, platforms]