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chamois

/ʃæmˈwɑ/

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What does chamois mean?

noun

  1. A short-horned goat antelope native to mountainous terrain in southern Europe; Rupicapra rupicapra.
  2. Ellipsis of chamois leather (“soft pliable leather originally made from the skin of chamois (nowadays the hides of deer, sheep, and other species of goat are alternatively used)”).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.
More meanings (4)

noun

  1. An absorbent cloth used for cleaning and polishing, formerly made of chamois leather.
  2. A padded insert which protects the groin from the bicycle saddle.

adjective

  1. Chamois-colored.

verb

  1. To clean with a chamois leather cloth.

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IPA pronunciation

/ʃæmˈwɑ/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/ˈʃæmi/
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Cleaning Mercury.—Make a small bag of chamois skin, pour in the mercury, and squeeze it through the leather.
S. D. (Samuel Dwight) HumphreyAmerican Hand Book of the DaguerreotypeProject Gutenberg ebook #167
The King took a heavy chamois leather bag from under his cloak and laid it on the table.
Arthur Conan DoyleThe Adventures of Sherlock HolmesProject Gutenberg ebook #1661
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Then at last she put them away in the brass match-box and chamois bag, delighted beyond words that they were once more full and heavy.
Frank NorrisMcTeague: A Story of San FranciscoProject Gutenberg ebook #165
The northern animals include the following: Alpine hare, musk-sheep, glutton, reindeer, arctic fox, lemming, tailless hare, marmot, spermophile, ibex, snowy vole, chamois.
Emory Adams AllenThe Prehistoric World; Or, Vanished RacesProject Gutenberg ebook #2873
She tried to follow him, but Marius walked briskly, and with immense strides; it was a hippopotamus undertaking the pursuit of a chamois.
Victor HugoLes MisérablesTranslated by Isabel Florence HapgoodProject Gutenberg ebook #135