chamois


Definition: Meaning of, chamois in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈʃæmwɑː /

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chamois chamois
  1. [countable] a wild animal like a small goat that lives in the mountains of Europe and southwest Asia
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  2. also chamois leather [uncountable and countable] soft leather prepared from the skin of chamois, sheep, or goats and used for cleaning or polishing, or a piece of this leather [↪  shammy]
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chamois used in phrases

  • chamois cloth (noun)
    1. a piece of chamois used for washing windows or cars
  • chamois cress (noun)
    1. small tufted perennial herb of mountains of central and southern Europe having very small flowers of usually leafless stems; sometimes placed in genus Lepidium
  • chamois leather (noun)
    1. a soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin
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