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chine
1[ chahyn ]
noun
- 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)
- (in butchering) to sever the backbone of.
chine
3[ chahyn ]
noun
³¦³ó¾±²Ôé
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.
³¦³ó¾±²Ôé
1/ ˈʃ¾±Ë²Ô±ðɪ /
adjective
- textiles having a mottled pattern
chine
2/ ³Ùʃ²¹Éª²Ô /
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
chine
3/ ³Ùʃ²¹Éª²Ô /
noun
- another word for chime 2
chine
4/ ³Ùʃ²¹Éª²Ô /
noun
- dialect.a deep fissure in the wall of a cliff
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of chine1
Origin of chine2
Origin of chine3
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of chine1
Origin of chine2
Origin of chine3
Example Sentences
Sitting in the antique store was this piece, made out of papel de chine, newsprint, clay pot and ceramic head.
Delicate gold spiderwebs on a black crepe de chine gown, for example; also a trench coat turned out in blood-red PVC; and a handbag emblazoned with the warning “Beware of Moschino.â€
There was Etta’s long blue crêpe de chine evening dress and some white pumps and a rhinestone tiara for her hair.
Her first resort was a black crepe de chine dress which, according to the dressing table mirror, bestowed by means of clever cutting a certain severity of form.
He added that the name comes from the fact that you can “draw a dead-straight line at any point along the bottom of the hull as it rises from the keel to the chine.â€
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