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Webster 1913 Edition
Chamois
Cham′ois
(shăm′my̆ or shȧ-moi′; 277)
, Noun.
[F.
chamois
, prob. fr. OG. gamz
, G. gemse
.] 1.
(Zool.)
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. 2.
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
. Webster 1828 Edition
Chamois
CHAMOIS
,Noun.