chamois

5 definitions found

chamois - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Shammy \Sham"my\, n. [F. chamious a chamois, shammy leather. See
     Chamois.]
     1. (Zool.) The chamois.
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     2. A soft, pliant leather, prepared originally from the skin
        of the chamois, but now made also from the skin of the
        sheep, goat, kid, deer, and calf. See Shamoying.
        [Written also chamois, shamoy, and shamois.]
        [1913 Webster] Shamois

  Chamois \Cham"ois\ (sh[a^]m"m[y^] or sh[.a]*moi"; 277), n. [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.
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     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.
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chamois - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  chamois
      n 1: a soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois
           antelope but now from sheepskin [syn: chamois, chamois leather
           , chammy, chammy leather, shammy, shammy leather
           ]
      2: hoofed mammal of mountains of Eurasia having upright horns
         with backward-hooked tips [syn: chamois, Rupicapra   rupicapra
         ]

chamois - Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary :

  Chamois
  only in Deut. 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. and Vulgate render the word by
  camelopardus, i.e., the giraffe; but this is an animal of
  Central Africa, and is not at all known in Syria.

chamois - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Chamois, MO (city, FIPS 13060)
    Location: 38.67715 N, 91.77001 W
    Population (1990): 449 (247 housing units)
    Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 65024