Associations to the word «Chamois»

Wiktionary

CHAMOIS, noun. A short-horned goat antelope native to mountainous terrain in southern Europe; Rupicapra rupicapra.
CHAMOIS, noun. (Usually as “chamois leather”) Soft pliable leather originally made from the skin of chamois (nowadays the hides of deer, sheep, and other species of goat are alternatively used).
CHAMOIS, noun. The traditional colour of chamois leather.
CHAMOIS, adjective. Chamois-coloured.
CHAMOIS LEATHER, noun. A soft suede leather, originally from the antelope but now made from sheepskin, used in cleaning and polishing.

Dictionary definition

CHAMOIS, noun. A soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin.
CHAMOIS, noun. Hoofed mammal of mountains of Eurasia having upright horns with backward-hooked tips.

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