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chine
1[ chahyn ]
noun
, British Dialect.
- a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
chine
2[ chahyn ]
noun
- the backbone or spine, especially of an animal.
- the whole or a piece of the backbone of an animal with adjoining parts, cut for cooking.
- a ridge or crest, as of land.
- Nautical.
- an angular intersection of the sides and bottom of a vessel.
- a longitudinal member running behind this.
verb (used with object)
, chined, chin·ing.
- (in butchering) to sever the backbone of.
chine
3[ chahyn ]
noun
chiné
4[ shee-ney ]
adjective
- noting or pertaining to a fabric having a variegated pattern produced by warp threads that have been dyed, printed, or painted before weaving.
chine
1/ tʃaɪn /
noun
- the backbone
- the backbone of an animal with adjoining meat, cut for cooking
- a ridge or crest of land
- (in some boats) a corner-like intersection where the bottom meets the side
verb
- tr to cut (meat) along or across the backbone
chiné
2/ ˈʃiːneɪ /
adjective
- textiles having a mottled pattern
chine
3/ tʃaɪn /
noun
- dialect.a deep fissure in the wall of a cliff
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Word History and Origins
Origin of chine1
First recorded before 900; Middle English chine, chinne, chin, Old English cīne, cȳne “crevice, fissure”; cognate with Middle Dutch kēne; compare Old English cīnan “to gape, crack open”
Origin of chine2
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English chine, schine, Anglo-French achine, from Old French eschine, from Germanic; shin 1
Origin of chine3
1850–55; < French, past participle of chiner, verbal derivative of Chine China
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Word History and Origins
Origin of chine1
C14: from Old French eschine, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German scina needle, shinbone; see shin 1
Origin of chine2
C19: from French chiner to make in the Chinese fashion, from Chine China
Origin of chine3
Old English cīnan to crack
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Example Sentences
There are three bows of chiné ribbon on the middle of the body.
From Project Gutenberg
The body is open, and there is a chiné, or clouded band, about an inch from the edge.
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