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Noun
/ˈSHamē/,
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chamois, plural;
  1. An agile goat-antelope with short hooked horns, found in mountainous areas of Europe from Spain to the Caucasus

  2. A type of soft pliable leather now made from sheepskin or lambskin

  3. A piece of such leather, used typically for washing windows or cars

  1. a soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin
  2. hoofed mammal of mountains of Eurasia having upright horns with backward-hooked tips
  3. The chamois, Rupicapra rupicapra, is a goat-antelope species native to mountains in Europe, including the Carpathian Mountains of Romania, the European Alps, the Gran Sasso region of the central Italian Apennines, the Tatra Mountains, the Balkans, parts of Turkey, and the Caucasus. ...
  4. A short-horned goat-antelope native to mountainous terrain in southern Europe; Rupicapra rupicapra; Soft pliable leather originally made from the skin of chamois (nowadays the hides of deer, sheep, and other species of goat are alternatively used); The traditional colour of chamois leather; ...
  5. (Say: shammy) - The pad found inside most cycling shorts that cushions, wicks and breathes to ensure top comfort and protection. It also reduces friction and is seam-free to eliminate pressure points and chafing. ...
  6. (antilope rupicapra) is now totally unknown in western Asia, where it very probably never existed. The opinion of those who see it in the Hebrew zémér (Deuteronomy 14:5) should consequently be entirely discarded (see Camelopardalus).
  7. Only in Deu 14:5 (Heb. zemer ), an animal of the deer or gazelle species. It bears this Hebrew name from its leaping or springing. The animal intended is probably the wild sheep (Ovis tragelephus), which is still found in Sinai and in the broken ridges of Stony Arabia. The LXX. ...
  8. Chamois is a type of leather made from sheep. It is very soft and supple. Traditional cycling shorts were lined with a pad of chamois leather for comfort. ...
  9. [Deut.14.5] an animal of the goat or antelope kind, whose skin is made into soft leather.
  10. padding in shorts to prevent saddlesores, traditionally derived from goat skin.
  11. Very soft, pliable animal skin - when wet works well to smooth wet clay surfaces.
  12. Sheep or lambskin with grain removed; velvet finish, supple, porous; creamy yellow color; gloves, linings.
  13. A soft, absorbent, slightly padded liner of the crotch of the cycling short, designed to be worn next to the skin.
  14. A soft suede-finished leather; or a fabric made to imitate this type of leather.
  15. A very soft, oil-tanned, suede-finished, leather, originally made from Alpine antelope, but now made from sheepskin splits. Known for its' absorbency.
  16. Traditional name for the padding found in cycling shorts. The padding originated as soft, refined leather sewn inside the shorts – thus the name “chamois”; but has been replaced in most cases by thicker, multi-density, synthetic padding.
  17. Sheepskin cloth used for grooming some shorthaired cats to make the coat shine
  18. extremely smooth and soft leather that, when wet, can be used to soften sharp edges on wet to leather-hard clay pots.
  19. A soft pliable absorbent oil tanned leather which is recognized in this country and abroad as being made from sheepskin, from which the outer or grain side has been split prior to tanning, known technically as a flesher.
  20. cotton fabric made in imitation of chamois leather
  21. Light-weight leather from sheepskin. Used for buffing cars and american indian-inspired garments.
  22. A cured skin of a goat A soft leather used in the trade and as wash leathers
  23. A kind of soft leather used to squeeze out the mercury from the amalgam before burning.
  24. Probably a mountain sheep.