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noun

Chine n. A chink or cleft; a narrow and deep ravine; as, Shanklin Chine in the Isle of Wight, a quarter of a mile long and 230 feet deep. (Prov. Eng.) "The cottage in a chine."

Chine n.

The backbone or spine of an animal; the back. "And chine with rising bristles roughly spread."

A piece of the backbone of an animal, with the adjoining parts, cut for cooking.

The edge or rim of a cask, etc., formed by the projecting ends of the staves; the chamfered end of a stave.

verb

Chine v. t. (past & past part. chined)

To cut through the backbone of; to cut into chine pieces.

Too chamfer the ends of a stave and form the chine..

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Etymology of 'Chine'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Chine" Quotes from Famous Books

... played me foul trick at La Chine. Could he have found the paper of restoration, and kept it concealed, until all was ...

— Beyond the Frontier • Randall Parrish

... happy the whole week, while after each lesson he received the compliments of the master, and very proud on Sundays, when, having put on his salmon-colored coat, his black velvet breeches, and chine stockings, he took Bathilde by the hand and went for his ...

— The Conspirators - The Chevalier d'Harmental • Alexandre Dumas (Pere)

... to reach Aquileia, we must husband our silver. Agathemer's idea was that, from where we reached the borders of Umbria, somewhere between Trebia and Nursia, we should keep as near as possible to the chine of the mountain-chain, using the roads, paths, tracks or trails highest up the slope of the mountains; avoiding being seen as much as possible, and, if we were seen, claiming to have lost our way through ...

— Andivius Hedulio • Edward Lucas White

... came. Her father had produced a pink crepe de Chine blouse and a back-comb massed with brilliants—both of which she refused to wear. She stuck to her black blouse and black shirt, and her simple hair-dressing. Mr. May said "Of cauce! She wasn't intended to attract attention to herself." Miss ...

— The Lost Girl • D. H. Lawrence

... not made their appearance. About noon the hall-table was furnished with a few whittles and well-scoured trenchers. Bright pewter cups and ale-flagons were set in rows on a side-table, and on the kitchen hearth lay a savoury chine of pork and pease-pudding. In the great boiling pot, hung on a crook over the fire, bubbled a score of hard dumplings, and in the broth reposed a huge piece of beef—these dainties being usually served ...

— Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 (of 2) • John Roby

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