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chine

/chahyn/US // tʃaɪn //UK // (tʃaɪn) //

中国,中国人,瓷器

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    British Dialect.

    • : a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.

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Examples

  • Verdon Winkler employs multiple techniques, notably drypoint and chine collé, to produce gauzier, almost painterly images in what might be called a rainbow of grays.

  • This night Mr. Gauden sent me a great chine of beef and half a dozen of tongues.

  • This day I have a chine of beef sent home, which I bespoke to send, and did send it as a present to my uncle Wight.

  • A couple of fowls, a rice-pudding, and a small chine, composed our dinner.

  • Over it she wore a magnificent cloak of crpe de Chine and silver lace.

  • She soon attired herself in the blue crêpe de chine over which she and Nance had labored so industriously the winter before.