English
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Noun
en-noun
- A bottle of wine (usually Bordeaux) containing 0.250 liters of fluid, 1/3 the volume of a standard bottle.
- obsolete A type of women's platform shoe that was popular in the 15th century|15th and 16th century|16th centuries.
Quotations
1602 : s:Hamlet|Hamlet by w:William Shakespeare|William Shakespeare, act 2 scene 2 lines 364-365
1922 : s:Ulysses (Joyce)|Ulysses by w:James Joyce|James Joyce, chapter 9
Category:Footwear
French
Noun
chopine
- A type of women's clog or overshoe with a thick or raised sole like a platform shoe, typically made of wood, and popular in the 16th and 17th centuries.
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