Chamois
['ʃæmwɑː] or ['ʃæmi]
Definition
(noun.) hoofed mammal of mountains of Eurasia having upright horns with backward-hooked tips.
(noun.) a soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin.
Editor: Roxanne--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A small species of antelope (Rupicapra tragus), living on the loftiest mountain ridges of Europe, as the Alps, Pyrenees, etc. It possesses remarkable agility, and is a favorite object of chase.
(n.) A soft leather made from the skin of the chamois, or from sheepskin, etc.; -- called also chamois leather, and chammy or shammy leather. See Shammy.
Typist: Yvette
Definition
n. a goat-like species or genus of antelope inhabiting the Alps and other high mountains of southern and central Europe: a soft kind of leather originally made from its skin.
Edited by Ethelred
Examples
- I think they wear them to show they are chamois hunters. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Thoroughly clean the article from all grease and dirt (see polishing preparations, page 12), and apply with a soft rag or brush and polish with a chamois skin. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Are there chamois near here? Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Come, then, said she, bending to invite the fall, and when it was playfully advanced above her head, bounding out of reach like some little chamois. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- He's a chamois hunter, I said. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Use by rubbing with a damp sponge or rag, and finish dry with chamois skin or dry rag. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- The King took a heavy chamois leather bag from under his cloak and laid it on the table. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Rinse and dry in sawdust or with tissue paper and polish with chamois skin. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- I think they wear them to show they are chamois hunters. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Thoroughly clean the article from all grease and dirt (see polishing preparations, page 12), and apply with a soft rag or brush and polish with a chamois skin. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Are there chamois near here? Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Come, then, said she, bending to invite the fall, and when it was playfully advanced above her head, bounding out of reach like some little chamois. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- He's a chamois hunter, I said. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Use by rubbing with a damp sponge or rag, and finish dry with chamois skin or dry rag. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- The King took a heavy chamois leather bag from under his cloak and laid it on the table. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Rinse and dry in sawdust or with tissue paper and polish with chamois skin. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
Checker: Roland