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chamois

(ʃæmi)

Word forms: plural chamoislanguage note: Pronounced (ʃæmwɑː) for meaning [sense 1] in British English.

1. countable noun

Chamois are small animals rather like goats that live in the mountains of Europe and South West Asia.

2. countable noun

A chamois or a chamois leather is a soft leather cloth used for cleaning and polishing.

chamois in British English

(ˈʃæmɪ, French ʃamwa)

nounWord forms: plural -ois

1. (ˈʃæmwɑː)

a sure-footed goat antelope, Rupicapra rupicapra, inhabiting mountains of Europe and SW Asia, having vertical horns with backward-pointing tips

a soft suede leather formerly made from the hide of this animal, now obtained from the skins of sheep and goats

3. Also called: chamois leather, shammy, shammy leather, chammy, chammy leather (ˈʃæmɪ)

a piece of such leather or similar material used for polishing, etc

4. (ˈʃæmwɑː)

a yellow to greyish-yellow colour

(as modifier)

a chamois stamp

verb (transitive)

to dress (leather or skin) like chamois

to polish with a chamois

Word origin

C16: from Old French, from Late Latin camox of uncertain origin

chamois in American English

(ˈʃæmi)

nounWord forms: plural ˈchamois (ˈʃæmiz)

a small goat antelope (Rupicapra rupicapra) of the mountains of Europe and the Caucasus, having straight horns with the tips bent backward

a soft leather made from its skin or from the skin of sheep, deer, goats, etc.

a piece of this leather, used as a polishing cloth

also sp. ˈchammy Word forms: plural ˈchammies

adjective

made of chamois

yellowish-brown

verb transitiveWord forms: ˈchamoised (ˈʃæmid) or ˈchamoising (ˈʃæmiɪŋ)

to polish with a chamois skin

Word origin

Fr < LL camox < a native Alpine word of IE orig.; akin to Gr kemas, young deer: see hind2

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Examples of 'chamois' in a sentence
chamois

But chamois leather gloves, much like the one I found in the garage beside the car after Lotte Bruckner's death.I didn't stoop to smell the barrel but rewrapped the gun in the chamois cloth.

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单词	chamois
释义	Trends of chamois View usage for: chamois (ʃæmi) Word forms: plural chamoislanguage note: Pronounced (ʃæmwɑː) for meaning [sense 1] in British English. 1. countable noun Chamois are small animals rather like goats that live in the mountains of Europe and South West Asia. 2. countable noun A chamois or a chamois leather is a soft leather cloth used for cleaning and polishing. chamois in British English (ˈʃæmɪ, French ʃamwa) nounWord forms: plural -ois 1. (ˈʃæmwɑː) a sure-footed goat antelope, Rupicapra rupicapra, inhabiting mountains of Europe and SW Asia, having vertical horns with backward-pointing tips 2. a soft suede leather formerly made from the hide of this animal, now obtained from the skins of sheep and goats 3. Also called: chamois leather, shammy, shammy leather, chammy, chammy leather (ˈʃæmɪ) a piece of such leather or similar material used for polishing, etc 4. (ˈʃæmwɑː) a. a yellow to greyish-yellow colour b. (as modifier) a chamois stamp verb (transitive) 5. to dress (leather or skin) like chamois 6. to polish with a chamois Word origin C16: from Old French, from Late Latin camox of uncertain origin chamois in American English (ˈʃæmi) nounWord forms: plural ˈchamois (ˈʃæmiz) 1. a small goat antelope (Rupicapra rupicapra) of the mountains of Europe and the Caucasus, having straight horns with the tips bent backward 2. a. a soft leather made from its skin or from the skin of sheep, deer, goats, etc. b. a piece of this leather, used as a polishing cloth also sp. ˈchammy Word forms: plural ˈchammies adjective 3. made of chamois 4. yellowish-brown verb transitiveWord forms: ˈchamoised (ˈʃæmid) or ˈchamoising (ˈʃæmiɪŋ) 5. to polish with a chamois skin Word origin Fr < LL camox < a native Alpine word of IE orig.; akin to Gr kemas, young deer: see hind2 Image of chamois © Martin Pelanek, shutterstock Examples of 'chamois' in a sentence chamois But chamois leather gloves, much like the one I found in the garage beside the car after Lotte Bruckner's death. Hinxman, Margaret THE SOUND OF MURDER (2001) I didn't stoop to smell the barrel but rewrapped the gun in the chamois cloth. Joyce Carol Oates FAITHLESS: TALES OF TRANSGRESSION (2001) All related terms of 'chamois' chamois leather → another name for chamois (sense 3 ) izard a sure-footed goat antelope , Rupicapra rupicapra, inhabiting mountains of Europe and SW Asia , having vertical horns with backward-pointing tips shammy leather a sure-footed goat antelope , Rupicapra rupicapra, inhabiting mountains of Europe and SW Asia , having vertical horns with backward-pointing tips shamois a sure-footed goat antelope , Rupicapra rupicapra, inhabiting mountains of Europe and SW Asia , having vertical horns with backward-pointing tips shamoy a sure-footed goat antelope , Rupicapra rupicapra, inhabiting mountains of Europe and SW Asia , having vertical horns with backward-pointing tips
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