meaning of chamois
1. 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.
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.
3. hoofed mammal of mountains of Eurasia having upright horns with backward-hooked tips
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