- chamois cloth
- nouna piece of chamois used for washing windows or cars• Hypernyms: ↑piece of cloth, ↑piece of material
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noun: a soft cloth fabric made in imitation of chamois leather
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
chamois cloth
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chamois — (chamois is both the singular and the plural form; it is pronounced [[t]ʃæ̱mwɑː[/t]] for meaning 1 in British English, and [[t]ʃæ̱mi[/t]] for both meanings in American English, and for meaning 2 in British English.) 1) N COUNT Chamois are small… … English dictionary
chamois — or chammy n. pl. chammies [sham′ē] n. chamois [sham′ēz] [Fr < LL camox < a native Alpine word of IE orig.; akin to Gr kemas, young deer: see HIND2] 1. a small goat antelope (Rupicapra rupicapra) of the mountains of Europe and the Caucasus,… … English World dictionary
Chamois leather — Shamy redirects here. For the pair of characters from The Big Bang Theory, see List of The Big Bang Theory characters. A Chamois leather cloth Chamois leather ( … Wikipedia
chamois — /sham ee/; Fr. /shann mwah /, n., pl. chamois, chamoix /sham eez/; Fr. /shann mwah /, v., chamoised /sham eed/, chamoising /sham ee ing/. n. 1. an agile, goatlike antelope, Rupicapra rupicapra, of high mountains of Europe: now rare in some areas … Universalium
chamois — noun (plural chamois /ˈʃæmwa/ (say shamwah) for def. 1, /ˈʃæmiz/ (say shameez) for defs 2 and 3) 1. /ˈʃæmwa/ (say shamwah) either of two agile goat like antelopes a. the alpine chamois, Rupicapra rupicapra, of high mountains of Europe and south… …
chamois — cham•ois [[t]ˈʃæm i[/t]] for 1also [[t]ʃæmˈwɑ[/t]] n. pl. cham•ois, cham•oix [[t]ˈʃæm iz[/t]] for 1also [[t]ʃæmˈwɑ[/t]] 1) mam an agile goat antelope, Rupicapra rupicapra, of high mountains of Europe 2) clo a soft, pliable leather from any of… … From formal English to slang
cloth — noun 1) a maker of cloth Syn: fabric, material; textile(s), soft goods 2) a cloth to wipe the table Syn: rag, wipe, duster, sponge; towel; chamois … Thesaurus of popular words
chamois — The plural is also chamois, for both the antelope and the cloth for wiping cars … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
chamois — 1) cotton fabric made in imitation of chamois leather Fabric and Cloth 2) goatlike antelope of mountainous regions of Europe Unusual Animals … Phrontistery dictionary
chamois — The plural is also chamois, for both the antelope and the cloth for wiping cars … Dictionary of troublesome word
