Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.]

         Your ladyship is nearer to heaven than when I saw you
         last, by the altitude of a chopine.      --Shak.

Source : WordNet®

chopine
     n : a woman's shoe with a very high thick sole [syn: {chopines},
          {platform}, {platforms}]