chine

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chine[1,noun] chine[2,transitive verb] blanc de chine crepe de chine

Main Entry: ¹chine
Pronunciation: 'chIn
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French eschine, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German scina shinbone, needle -- more at SHIN
1 : BACKBONE, SPINE; also : a cut of meat including all or part of the backbone
2 : the intersection of the bottom and the sides of a flat or V-bottomed boat