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Definition of Chamois leather
1. Noun. A soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin.
Generic synonyms: Leather
Specialized synonyms: Wash Leather
Definition of Chamois leather
1. Noun. A soft suede leather, originally from the antelope but now made from sheepskin, used in cleaning and polishing. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chamois Leather
Literary usage of Chamois leather
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Pye's Surgical Handicraft: A Manual of Surgical Manipulations, Minor Surgery by Walter Pye (1893)
"Knee, strapped with one piece of chamois leather. The ankle, similarly, may be
strapped either by narrow strips of linen or leather, or by one broad piece ..."
2. Industrial Organic Chemistry: Adapted for the Use of Manufacturers, Chemists by Samuel Philip Sadtler (1912)
"chamois leather is a soft felt-like leather originally prepared from the skin of the
... The combination of oil with the hide makes chamois leather very ..."
3. Technical Methods of Chemical Analysis by Georg Lunge (1914)
"... original water in the leather (according to von Schroeder the best is one of
18 per cent); only then are comparisons admissible. (ft) chamois leather. ..."
4. Chemistry in Daily Life: Popular Lectures by Lassar-Cohn (1899)
"chamois leather.—-Wash leather.—Parchment.—Bleaching on meadows.—Blueing washed
linen.—Bleaching by chlorine.—Bleaching powder. ..."
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