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Definition of Chamois

1. Noun. A soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin.

2. Noun. Hoofed mammal of mountains of Eurasia having upright horns with backward-hooked tips.

Definition of Chamois

1. n. A small species of antelope (Rupicapra tragus), living on the loftiest mountain ridges of Europe, as the Alps, Pyrenees, etc. It possesses remarkable agility, and is a favorite object of chase.

Definition of Chamois

1. Adjective. Chamois-coloured. ¹

2. Noun. A short-horned goat antelope native to mountainous terrain in southern Europe; ''Rupicapra rupicapra''. ¹

3. Noun. (qualifier Usually as “chamois leather”) Soft pliable leather originally made from the skin of chamois (nowadays the hides of deer, sheep, and other species of goat are alternatively used). ¹

4. Noun. The traditional colour of chamois leather. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Chamois

1. a soft leather [n -OIX] / to prepare leather like chamois [v -ED, -ING, -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chamois

chamisa chamisal chamisals chamisas chamise chamises chamiso chamisos chamlet chamlets

chammied chammies chammy chammy leather chammying chamois (current term) chamois cloth chamois cress chamois leather chamoised

chamoises chamoising chamoix chamomile chamomiles chamomilla chamosite chamotte champ champ at the bit

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