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chamois Meaning, Definition, Pronunciation, Grammar & Synonyms❤️

0 a small animal like a goat that lives in the mountains of Europe and southwestern Asia
1 soft leather, or a soft material that feels like leather:
- Chamois leather was originally from the chamois deer, but most is now from other skins split and tanned for softness.
- A gleaming black top hat and a pair of yellow chamois gloves lay waiting on his dressing table.
- Use a soft jeweller's cloth or chamois to clean metal settings.
2 a type of thick, soft cotton cloth used for making clothes:
- These shorts are equipped with chamois padding that dries quickly.

Gloves were important- always made of chamois leather, white with black stitching.
Some manicurists will then buff the nail with a chamois pad to impart a sheen.
Whether you want a Persian cat with long, silky fur that requires daily grooming or a garden-variety cat that you can just wipe off with a chamois depends on your lifestyle.
Using a good chamois (synthetic or natural) cloth to remove all the rinse water is simplest and cheapest, but it demands effort.
Inside the store are acres of backpacks, cross-country skis, fleece vests, chamois shirts and hand-sewn moccasins.
This 100% cotton, long sleeve chamois shirt features a boxed, pleated back yoke for comfort and mobility.
Their passion for hunting chamois.
Like other species of chamois, it was hunted almost to extinction, especially in the 1940s, for the production of chamois leather.