chamois
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From French chamois.
[edit] Pronunciation
- Of the chromatic sense (both nounal and adjectival) and of the caprine sense (in the singular):
- Of the caprine sense (in the plural):
- Of the chromatic sense (both nounal and adjectival) and of the sense concerning leather (in the singular):
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Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -æmi
- Of the sense concerning leather (in the plural):
[edit] Adjective
chamois (not comparable)
- Chamois-coloured.
[edit] Noun
chamois (plural chamois)
- A short-horned goat antelope native to mountainous terrain in southern Europe; Rupicapra rupicapra.
- (Usually as “chamois leather”) Soft pliable leather originally made from the skin of chamois (nowadays the hides of deer, sheep, and other species of goat are alternatively used).
- The traditional colour of chamois leather.
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chamois colour:
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[edit] Translations
goat
cloth
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] See also
[edit] French
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Noun
chamois m. (plural chamois)
