Cho·pin /ˈʃoˌpæn, ˌpæn/
蕭邦[波蘭音樂家]
Chop·in n. A liquid measure formerly used in France and Great Britain, varying from half a pint to a wine quart.
Cho·pine n. 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.
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Chopin
n 1: the music of Chopin; "he practiced Chopin day and night"
2: United States writer who described Creole life in Louisiana
(1851-1904) [syn: Kate Chopin, Kate O'Flaherty Chopin]
3: French composer (born in Poland) and pianist of the romantic
school (1810-1849) [syn: Frederic Francois Chopin]