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chamois::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | rupicapra rupicapra |
| Type of | goat antelope |
chamois::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | chammy, chammy leather, chamois leather, shammy, shammy leather |
| Type of | leather |
| Has types | wash leather |
Examples of chamois
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A herd of chamois is never led by a deer or a herd of wild horses by a wild boar.
From the en.wikipedia.org
It is as if Springsteen had buffed up a brand-new car with a sandpaper chamois.
From the time.com
A young man slowly works the chamois over the chrome and paint of the machine.
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Mouflon and chamois are the most frequent prey in France's Mercantour National Park.
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After rinsing it clean and ringing it out, it's like a brand-new chamois.
From the dailyherald.com
The chamois has also been introduced to the South Island of New Zealand.
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The Dutch name for the chamois is gems, and the male is called a gemsbok.
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Dip a chamois cloth in hot water, wring out thoroughly and then brush.
From the post-gazette.com
You can whip out the chamois leather and start buffing, or you can give Jacques Blanc a call.
From the time.com
- A soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin
- Hoofed mammal of mountains of Eurasia having upright horns with backward-hooked tips
- 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. ...
- 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short-horned goat-antelope native to mountainous terrain in southern Europe; Rupicapra rupicapra; Soft pliable leather originally made from the skin of chamois (nowadays the hides of deer, sheep, and other species of goat are alternatively used); The traditional colour of chamois leather; ...
- (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. ...
- 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. ...
- 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. ...
- [Deut.14.5] an animal of the goat or antelope kind, whose skin is made into soft leather.
- Padding in shorts to prevent saddlesores, traditionally derived from goat skin.
