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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cham•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 © 2024cham•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 |