Definition of Chamois leather

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

Exact synonyms: Chammy, Chammy Leather, Chamois, Shammy, Shammy Leather
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

chamisas
chamise
chamises
chamiso
chamisos
chamlet
chamlets
chammied
chammies
chammy
chammy leather
chammying
chamois
chamois cloth
chamois cress
chamois leather (current term)
chamoised
chamoises
chamoising
chamoix
chamomile
chamomiles
chamomilla
chamosite
chamotte
champ
champ at the bit
champac
champaca
champacas

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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