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chorine

noun
/ˈkɔːriːn/

Etymology

From chor(us) + -ine.

  1. derived from χορός — “group of dancers and singers, choir, chorus; dance accompanied by song; round dance”
  2. borrowed from chorus — “group of dancers and singers; dance”
  3. borrowed from chorus — “church choir”
  4. suffixed as chorine — “chorus + ine”

Definitions

  1. A female chorus line dancer

    A female chorus line dancer; a chorus girl.

    • Their theatrical performances consisted of buxom chorines, weepy soubrettes, vaudeville acts, and a piano-pounding "professor".
    • Apparently she and Stuffy met on one of his trips to Detroit, where she was working as a chorine in the house revue at the Club Palermo […].

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA