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Webster 1913 Edition
Chine
Chine
,Noun.
[Cf.
Chink
.] 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.” J. Ingelow.
Chine
,Noun.
[OF.
eschine
, F. échine
, fr. OHG. skina
needle, prickle, shin, G. schiene
splint, schienbein
shin. For the meaning cf. L. spina
thorn, prickle, or spine, the backbone. Cf. Shin
.] 1.
The backbone or spine of an animal; the back.
“And chine with rising bristles roughly spread.” Dryden.
2.
A piece of the backbone of an animal, with the adjoining parts, cut for cooking.
[See Illust. of
Beef
.]3.
The edge or rim of a cask, etc., formed by the projecting ends of the staves; the chamfered end of a stave.
Chine
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Chined
.] 1.
To cut through the backbone of; to cut into chine pieces.
2.
Too chamfer the ends of a stave and form the chine..
Webster 1828 Edition
Chine
CHINE
, n.1.
The back-bone, or spine of an animal.2.
A piece of the back-bone of an animal, with the adjoining parts, cut for cooking.3.
The chime of a cask, or the ridge formed by the ends of the staves.CHINE
,Verb.
T.