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chopine is a type of women's
platform shoe that was po****r in the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries.
Chopines were
originally used as a patten, clog, or...
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Canadian French it is used to
describe an
Imperial quart and the
French word
chopine is used for an
Imperial pint. The
imperial pint is
equal to one-eighth...
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Brogan Brogue Brothel creeper Buskin Caligae Calceus Cantabrian albarcas Chopine Ciocia Clear heels Cleats Climbing shoe Clog
British clog
Turkish clogs...
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means "half": in this case, half a
chopine, and –
coincidentally – also
approximately half a US pint [237 ml].
chopine 1⁄2 ~476.1 ml ~1 pint ~0.84 pint...
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French in particular, the
quart is
called pinte,
while the pint is
called chopine.
Since gallons of
various sizes have
historically been in use, the corresponding...
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contrasts a well-turned out
bourgeoise from
Nuremberg (left) with her
counterpart from Venice. The
Venetian lady's high
chopines make her look taller....
- make
chopines,
sometimes so
awkwardly high that the
wearer required servants to help
support them. (Turkish sources, meanwhile,
credit the
chopines directly...
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incorporating the
wooden platform into
their soles, like the
Venetian chopines.
Since wooden footwear was a hand-made product, the
shape of the footwear...
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bottles from 1950s Quebec. From
largest to smallest, they are a
pinte (quart), a
chopine (pint), and a
demiard (half-pint). The
latter was used for cream....
- surname. The name is
believed to be
derived from the Old
French word "
chopine", an old (large)
liquid measure approximately equal to an
English "quart"...
