chamois
- Adjective. Chamois-coloured.
- Noun. A short-horned goat antelope native to mountainous terrain in southern Europe; ''Rupicapra rupicapra''.
- Noun. (qualifier, Usually as “chamois leather”) Soft pliable leather originally made from the skin of chamois (nowadays the hides of deer, sheep, and other species of goat are alternatively used).
- Noun. The traditional colour of chamois leather.
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