Look up: Chamois

1. chamois
   [n] - a soft suede leather formerly from the sheep of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin 2. [n] - hoofed mammal of mountains of Eurasia having upright horns with backward-hooked tips
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2. chamois
   leather made from the flesh of sheep or lamb skin,or from sheep or lamb skin from which the grain has been removed by frizing and tanned by processes involving the oxidation of fish or marine animal oils in the skin,using either solely such oils(full oil chamois)or firstly,formaldehyde and then such...
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3. Chamois
   Cham'ois (shăm'mȳ or shȧ*moi'; 277) noun [ French chamois , probably from OG. gamz , German gemse .] 1. (Zoology) A small species of antelope ( Rupicapra tragus ), living on the loftie...
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4. chamois
   Rupicapra rupicapra noun hoofed mammal of mountains of Eurasia having upright horns with backward-hooked tips
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5. chamois
   chamois leather noun a soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin
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6. Chamois
   • (n.) 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. • (n.) A soft leather made from the skin of the chamois, or from sheepskin, etc.; -- call...
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7. chamois
   (species Rupicapra rupicapra), goatlike animal, belonging to the family Bovidae (order Artiodactyla), native to the mountains of Europe.[3 related articles]
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8. Chamois
   The Chamois was a French Elan Class minesweeper of 630 tons displacement launched in 1938. The Chamois was powered by two sets of Sylzer diesel engines providing a top speed of 20 knots and carried a complement of 100. She was originally armed with two 3.9 inch anti-aircraft guns and eight machine-g...
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9. chamois
   chamois (shăm'ē) , hollow-horned, hoofed mammal, Rupicapra rupicapra, found in the mountains of Europe and the E Mediterranean. It is about the size of a large goat and is light brown with a black tail, a black back stripe, and black markings on its face. In winter its coat is darker...
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10. Chamois
    The chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra) is a ruminating mammal of the family Bovidea, order Artiodactyla found in inhabiting high inaccessible mountains in south Europe and west Asia. They are a goat-like antelope similar in appearance to the Alpine Ibex, but are small, more slender and easily recognised ...
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11. chamois
    Goatlike mammal Rupicapra rupicapra found in mountain ranges of southern Europe and Asia Minor. It is brown, with dark patches running through the eyes, and can be up to 80 cm/2.6 ft high. Chamois are very sure-footed, and live in herds of up to 30 members. Both sexes have horns which may be 20 cm/8 in long. These are...
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12. Chamois
    The `chamois`, `Rupicapra rupicapra`, is a goat-antelope species native to mountains in Europe, including the Carpathian Mountains of Romania, the European Alps, the Tatra Mountains, the Balkans, parts of Turkey, and the Caucasus. The chamois has also been introduced to the South Island of Ne...
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