chopin

chopin 1[chop-in] ExamplesWord Origin noun

1. an old Scottish unit of liquid measure equivalent to about a quart.
2. a container holding this amount.

Origin of chopin 1 1225–75; Middle English Middle French chopine Middle Low German scōpe scoop Middle Dutch schoepe chopin 2[chop-in] noun

1. chopine.

Chopin [shoh-pan; for 1 also French shaw-pan] noun

1. Fré·dé·ric Fran·çois [fred-uh-rik fran-swah, fred-rik; French frey-dey-reek frahn-swa] /ˈfrɛd ə rɪk frænˈswɑ, ˈfrɛd rɪk; French freɪ deɪˈrik frɑ̃ˈswa/, 1810–49, Polish composer and pianist, in France after 1831.
2. Kate O’Flaherty,1851–1904, U.S. short-story writer and novelist.

Examples from the Web for chopin Contemporary Examples of chopin

Even in adulthood, sex barely comes between Chopin and his piano.

The Best of Brit Lit

Peter Stothard

July 9, 2010

Historical Examples of chopin

“Chopin, my friend,” said the lady who had attached herself to Harkless.

The Gentleman From Indiana

Booth Tarkington

I loved Chopin’s reputation too much ever to write a line of music after his death.

Melomaniacs

James Huneker

They one and all hated Wagner, adoring Chopin’s magic music.

Melomaniacs

James Huneker

At once Chopin ceased his moaning and weeping and came over to the instrument.

Melomaniacs

James Huneker

I ventured to remark that Chopin had no special talent for the sonata form.

Melomaniacs

James Huneker

British Dictionary definitions for chopin Chopin noun

1. Frédéric (François) (frederik). 1810–49, Polish composer and pianist active in France, who wrote chiefly for the piano: noted for his harmonic imagination and his lyrical and melancholy qualities