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Meaning
Noun
●
In Caprines:
A short-horned
goat antelope
native
to
mountainous
terrain
in
southern
Europe; Rupicapra rupicapra.
●
Short for
chamois leather
(“soft
pliable
leather
originally
made from the
skin
of
chamois
(nowadays the
hides
of
deer
,
sheep
, and other
species
of
goat
are
alternatively
used)”).
●
The
traditional
colour
of
chamois
leather.
●
An
absorbent
cloth
used for
cleaning
and
polishing
, formerly
made of
chamois
leather.
●
In Cycling:
A
padded
insert
which
protects
the
groin
from the
bicycle
saddle.
Adj
●
In Browns & Hides:
Chamois-colored.
Verb
●
To
clean
with a
chamois leather
cloth.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
chamois
English
chamois
French
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Rainsuit
Leathers
Bib
Washcloth
Merino
Lycra
Bibs
Waders
Drawstring
Waterproofs
Cycling Shorts
Rhymes
Ammy
Tammy
Miami
Jammy
Tammy
Bammy
Hammy
Mammy
Ammie
Pammy
Damme
Gammy
Lamby
Sammie
Grammy
Tammie
Swammy
Clammy
Grammy
Spammy
Pammie
Lambie
Chammy
Whammy
Chamois
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