Definition of chamois Chamois
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What does chamois mean?
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NounPlural: chamoises |
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| chamois - hoofed mammal of mountains of Eurasia having upright horns with backward-hooked tips | ||
| Rupicapra rupicapra | ||
| goat antelope bovid related to goats but having antelope-like features: mountain goats; gorals; serows; chamois; gnu goats | ||
| chamois - a soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin | ||
| chamois leather, chammy, chammy leather, shammy, shammy leather | ||
| leather an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning | ||
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Wiktionary 
- chamois (Noun)
A short-horned goat antelope native to mountainous terrain in southern Europe; Rupicapra rupicapra. - chamois (Noun)
Soft pliable leather originally made from the skin of chamois nowadays the hides of deer, sheep, and other species of goat are alternatively used.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.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- chamois (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. - chamois (n.)
A soft leather made from the skin of the chamois, or from sheepskin, etc.; -- called also chamois leather, and chammy or shammy leather. See Shammy.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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chamois
sha′moi, sham′i, or sham′waw, n. a goat-like species or genus of antelope inhabiting the Alps and other high mountains of southern and central Europe: a soft kind of leather originally made from its skin. [Fr.,—Teut.; cf. mod. Ger. gemse, a chamois.]
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