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Chamois
/ˈʃæmi/
A short-horned goat antelope native to mountainous terrain in southern Europe; Rupicapra rupicapra.
📖 Definitions of "Chamois"
noun
- 1
A short-horned goat antelope native to mountainous terrain in southern Europe; Rupicapra rupicapra.
- 2
Usually as chamois leather: soft pliable leather originally made from the skin of chamois (nowadays the hides of deer, sheep, and other species of goat are alternatively used).
- 3
The traditional colour of chamois leather.
- 4
An absorbent cloth used for cleaning and polishing, formerly made of chamois leather.
verb
- 1
To clean with a chamois leather cloth.
adjective
- 1
Chamois-colored.
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