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.] Your ladyship is nearer to heaven than when I saw you last, by the altitude of a chopine. --Shak.
chopine n : a woman's shoe with a very high thick sole [syn: {chopines}, {platform}, {platforms}]