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chamois

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chamois noun
plural chamois
chamois
noun
plural chamois
Britannica Dictionary definition of CHAMOIS
/ʃæmˈwɑː/ [count] : a small animal that looks like a goat and that lives on mountains in Europe and western Asia
/ˈʃæmi/
[noncount] : soft leather that is made from the skin of goats, sheep, or chamois
called also (British) chamois leather
[count] : a piece of chamois used especially for cleaning windows and cars
/ˈʃæmi/ [noncount] US : a type of cotton cloth that looks or feels like soft leather often used before another noun