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chamois

cham·ois
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sham-ee; French sha-mwah]
    • /ˈʃæm i; French ʃaˈmwɑ/
    • /ˈʃæm.wɑː/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sham-ee; French sha-mwah]
    • /ˈʃæm i; French ʃaˈmwɑ/

Definitions of chamois word

  • countable noun chamois Chamois are small animals rather like goats that live in the mountains of Europe and South West Asia. 3
  • countable noun chamois A chamois or a chamois leather is a soft leather cloth used for cleaning and polishing. 3
  • noun chamois a sure-footed goat antelope, Rupicapra rupicapra, inhabiting mountains of Europe and SW Asia, having vertical horns with backward-pointing tips 3
  • noun chamois a soft suede leather formerly made from the hide of this animal, now obtained from the skins of sheep and goats 3
  • noun chamois a piece of such leather or similar material used for polishing, etc 3
  • noun chamois a yellow to greyish-yellow colour 3

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Origin of chamois

First appearance:

before 1525
One of the 28% oldest English words
1525-35; < Middle French < Late Latin camox, presumably of pre-Latin orig.; cf. gems

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Parts of speech for Chamois

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

chamois popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for chamois

noun chamois

  • leather — the skin of an animal, with the hair removed, prepared for use by tanning or a similar process designed to preserve it against decay and make it pliable or supple when dry.
  • cloth — Cloth is fabric which is made by weaving or knitting a substance such as cotton, wool, silk, or nylon. Cloth is used especially for making clothes.
  • skin — the external covering or integument of an animal body, especially when soft and flexible.
  • antelope — An antelope is an animal like a deer, with long legs and horns, that lives in Africa or Asia. Antelopes are graceful and can run fast. There are many different types of antelope.
  • shammy — chamois (sense 2) chamois adjective chamois verb transitive

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