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chopine

/ʃɒˈpiːn/

Traduction: Nom désignant un type de chaussure féminine à semelle très épaisse et haute, portée historiquement aux XVe–XVIIe siècles, notamment à Venise.

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/ʃɒˈpiːn/C2formalobsolète
  • frNom désignant un type de chaussure féminine à semelle très épaisse et haute, portée historiquement aux XVe–XVIIe siècles, notamment à Venise.

A noun referring to a type of women's shoe characterized by a very high, thick sole, historically worn in the 15th to 17th centuries.

  1. High-soled shoeC2formal

    A type of women's shoe with a very high thick sole, popular in the 16th and 17th centuries.

    frChopine (chaussure à semelle très haute)

    • She wore a pair of chopines to the Renaissance fair.
    • The museum displayed an original chopine from the 1600s.
    • Chopines were often made of wood or cork and covered in leather.