chine

noun British Dialect.

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

noun

1. the backbone or spine, especially of an animal.
2. the whole or a piece of the backbone of an animal with adjoining parts, cut for cooking.
3. a ridge or crest, as of land.
4. Nautical.
   1. an angular intersection of the sides and bottom of a vessel.
   2. a longitudinal member running behind this.

verb (used with object), chined, chin·ing.

5. (in butchering) to sever the backbone of.

noun

1. chime².

adjective

1. noting or pertaining to a fabric having a variegated pattern produced by warp threads that have been dyed, printed, or painted before weaving.

noun

1. the backbone
2. the backbone of an animal with adjoining meat, cut for cooking
3. a ridge or crest of land
4. (in some boats) a corner-like intersection where the bottom meets the side

verb

5. (tr) to cut (meat) along or across the backbone

noun

1. another word for chime 2

noun

1. Southern English dialect a deep fissure in the wall of a cliff

adjective

1. textiles having a mottled pattern

adj.

“in Chinese fashion,” French Chiné, past participle of chiner “to color in Chinese fashion,” from Chine “China” (see China).