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chopine
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Also known as chopin, chopines

thumb|Reconstruction of a 16th-century Venetian chopine. On display at the Shoe Museum in Lausanne. thumb|Calcagnetti (Chopine)- Correr Museum

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thumb|Reconstruction of a 16th-century Venetian chopine. On display at the Shoe Museum in Lausanne. thumb|Calcagnetti (Chopine)- Correr Museum

A chopine is a type of women's platform shoe that was popular in the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries. Chopines were originally used as a patten, clog, or overshoe to protect shoes and dresses from mud and street soil.

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