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Definitions for Chine

[1] a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
[2] the backbone or spine, especially of an animal.
[3] the whole or a piece of the backbone of an animal with adjoining parts, cut for cooking.
[4] a ridge or crest, as of land.
[5] Nautical . an angular intersection of the sides and bottom of a vessel. a longitudinal member running behind this.
[6] (in butchering) to sever the backbone of.
[7] chime2.
[8] noting or pertaining to a fabric having a variegated pattern produced by warp threads that have been dyed, printed, or painted before weaving.
[9] the backbone
[10] the backbone of an animal with adjoining meat, cut for cooking
[11] a ridge or crest of land
[12] (in some boats) a corner-like intersection where the bottom meets the side
[13] (tr) to cut (meat) along or across the backbone
[14] another word for chime 2
[15] Southern English dialect a deep fissure in the wall of a cliff
[16] textiles having a mottled pattern

Words related to Chine

rim, hill, vertebrae, bone, ridge, shave, slice, rip, slash, carve, curtail, divide, corrugation, elevation, parapet, ruck, spine, backbone, pole, crease

Words nearby Chine

chincoteague, chincoteague pony, chindia, chindit, chindwin, chine, chinee, chinese, chinese anise, chinese artichoke, chinese block

Origin of Chine

é1850–55; < French, past participle of chiner, verbal derivative of Chine China

Word origin for Chine

éC19: from French chiner to make in the Chinese fashion, from Chine China

Synonyms for Chine

hill, rim, backbone, corrugation, crease, crinkle, elevation, esker, fold, furrow, hogback, moraine, parapet, plica, pole, range, rib, ruck, seam, spine, upland, wrinkle, rimple, rivel