英语词汇“chamois”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

cham•ois n., pl. cham•ois, cham•oix

Mammals[countable] a small antelope much like a goat, of the high mountains of Europe.
Clothing[uncountable] a soft, pliable leather from various animal skins dressed with oil.
Clothing[countable] a piece of this leather.

Also, shammy (for defs. 2–4. 6, 7. in Unabridged dictionary).

cham•ois n., pl. cham•ois, cham•oix v., cham•oised cham•ois•ing

Mammalsan agile, goatlike antelope, Rupicapra rupicapra, of high mountains of Europe: now rare in some areas.
Clothinga soft, pliable leather from any of various skins dressed with oil, esp. fish oil, originally prepared from the skin of the chamois.
Clothinga piece of this leather.
Textilesa cotton cloth finished to simulate this leather.
a medium to grayish yellow color.

v.t.

Clothingto dress (a pelt) with oil in order to produce a chamois.
to rub or buff with a chamois.

Also, chammy, shammy, shamoy (for defs. 2–4, 6, 7).

Late Latin camox, presumably of pre-Latin origin, originally; compare gems
Middle French
1525–35

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

chamois /ˈʃæmɪ; French: ʃamwa/ n ( pl -ois)

/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
Also called: chamois leather, shammy, shammy leather, chammy, chammy leather /ˈʃæmɪ/ a piece of such leather or similar material used for polishing, etc
/ˈʃæmwɑː/ a yellow to greyish-yellow colour
(as modifier): a chamois stamp

vb (transitive)

to dress (leather or skin) like chamois
to polish with a chamois

Etymology: 16th Century: from Old French, from Late Latin camox of uncertain origin

单词	chamois
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 cham•ois /ˈʃæmi; for* 1. also ʃæmˈwɑ/USA pronunciation* n., pl. cham•ois, cham•oix /ˈʃæmiz; for* 1. also ʃæmˈwɑ/USA pronunciation* Mammals[countable] a small antelope much like a goat, of the high mountains of Europe. Clothing[uncountable] a soft, pliable leather from various animal skins dressed with oil. Clothing[countable] a piece of this leather. Also, shammy (for defs. 2–4. 6, 7. in Unabridged dictionary). WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 cham•ois (sham′ē; Fr.* sha mwä′),USA pronunciation* n., pl. cham•ois, cham•oix (sham′ēz; Fr.* sha mwä′),USA pronunciation* v., cham•oised (sham′ēd),USA pronunciation cham•ois•ing (sham′ē ing).USA pronunciation n. Mammalsan agile, goatlike antelope, Rupicapra rupicapra, of high mountains of Europe: now rare in some areas. Clothinga soft, pliable leather from any of various skins dressed with oil, esp. fish oil, originally prepared from the skin of the chamois. Clothinga piece of this leather. Textilesa cotton cloth finished to simulate this leather. a medium to grayish yellow color. v.t. Clothingto dress (a pelt) with oil in order to produce a chamois. to rub or buff with a chamois. `Also, chammy, shammy, shamoy` (for defs. 2–4, 6, 7). Late Latin camox, presumably of pre-Latin origin, originally; compare gems Middle French 1525–35 Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: chamois /ˈʃæmɪ; French: ʃamwa/ n ( pl -ois) /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 Also called: chamois leather, shammy, shammy leather, chammy, chammy leather /ˈʃæmɪ/ a piece of such leather or similar material used for polishing, etc /ˈʃæmwɑː/ a yellow to greyish-yellow colour (as modifier): a chamois stamp vb (transitive) to dress (leather or skin) like chamois to polish with a chamois Etymology: 16th Century: from Old French, from Late Latin camox of uncertain origin
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