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| cham·ois [ shámmee ] (plural cham·ois [ shámmeez ] or cham·oix [ shámmeez ]) |
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1. goat antelope: an agile goat antelope that has slender backward-curving horns and a tawny coat that darkens in winter. Native to: mountains of Europe and southwestern Asia. Latin name Rupicapra rupicapra.
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2. soft pliable leather: soft pliable leather, originally made from the hide of the chamois
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3. [ shámmee ] cloth for polishing: a piece of chamois leather, or a natural or synthetic substitute. Use: cleaning, polishing.
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4. colors grayish yellow: a grayish yellow color, like that of chamois leather
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| [Mid-16th century. Via French< late Latin camox] |
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  cham·ois adjective |
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