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CHAMOIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Hoofed mammal of mountains of Eurasia having upright horns with backward-hooked tips
Synonyms:
chamois; Rupicapra rupicapra
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("chamois" is a kind of...):
goat antelope (bovid related to goats but having antelope-like features: mountain goats; gorals; serows; chamois; gnu goats)
Holonyms ("chamois" is a member of...):
genus Rupicapra; Rupicapra (chamois)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin
Synonyms:
chammy; chammy leather; chamois; chamois leather; shammy; shammy leather
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("chamois" is a kind of...):
leather (an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "chamois"):
wash leather (piece of chamois used for cleaning and polishing)
