(n) a soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin, Syn. shammy, chammy, chammy leather, chamois leather, shammy leather

chamois

(n) hoofed mammal of mountains of Eurasia having upright horns with backward-hooked tips, Syn. Rupicapra rupicapra

chamois cloth

(n) a piece of chamois used for washing windows or cars

chamois cress

(n) small tufted perennial herb of mountains of central and southern Europe having very small flowers of usually leafless stems; sometimes placed in genus Lepidium, Syn. Lepidium alpina, Pritzelago alpina

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Chamois

n. [ F. chamois, prob. fr. OG. gamz, G. gemse. ] 1. (Zool.) 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

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シャモア

[shamoa] (n) chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra) (fre

セーム革

[セームがわ, se-mu gawa] (n) chamois leather

揉み革;揉み皮

[もみかわ, momikawa] (n) buff; chamois

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