English dictionary

chamois

/'/S//&/m/i/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin

noun.substance

Synonyms chammy chammy leather chamois leather shammy shammy leather

Source: WordNet 3.0
hoofed mammal of mountains of Eurasia having upright horns with backward-hooked tips

noun.animal

Synonyms rupicapra rupicapra

Source: WordNet 3.0
A small species of antelope (<i>Rupicapra tragus</i>), living on the loftiest mountain ridges of Europe, as the Alps, Pyrenees, etc. It possesses remarkable agility, and is a favorite object of chase.

noun

Source: webster1913