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chine

UK/t͡ʃaɪn/ uncommon obsolete
noun (2) verb (1)

noun

1.

cut of meat or fish including at least part of the backbone

2.

verb

1.

Origin

From Middle English chynen (“to crack, fissure, split”), from Old English ċīnan (“to break into pieces, burst, crack”), from Proto-West Germanic *kīnan, from Proto-Germanic *kīnaną (“to split; crack; germinate; sprout”).

Phrases

  • crêpe de chine
  • satin de chine

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