'Chopin' definitions:
Definition of 'Chopin'
From: WordNet
noun
The music of Chopin; "he practiced Chopin day and night"
noun
United States writer who described Creole life in Louisiana (1851-1904) [syn: Chopin, Kate Chopin, Kate O'Flaherty Chopin]
noun
French composer (born in Poland) and pianist of the romantic school (1810-1849) [syn: Chopin, Frederic Francois Chopin]
Definition of 'Chopin'
From: GCIDE
- Chopin \Chop"in\, n. [F. chopine, fr. G. schoppen.] A liquid measure formerly used in France and Great Britain, varying from half a pint to a wine quart. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'chopin'
From: GCIDE
- 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.] [1913 Webster]
- Your ladyship is nearer to heaven than when I saw you last, by the altitude of a chopine. --Shak. [1913 Webster]