单词 | chamois |
释义 | Word Frequency chamois(ˈʃæmɪ, French ʃamwa) nounWord forms: plural -ois 1. (ˈʃæmwɑː) a sure-footed goat antelope, Rupicapra rupicapra, inhabiting mountains of Europe and SW Asia, having vertical horns with backward-pointing tips 2. a soft suede leather formerly made from the hide of this animal, now obtained from the skins of sheep and goats 3. Also called: chamois leather, shammy, shammy leather, chammy, chammy leather (ˈʃæmɪ) a piece of such leather or similar material used for polishing, etc 4. (ˈʃæmwɑː) a. a yellow to greyish-yellow colour b. (as modifier) a chamois stamp verb (transitive) 5. to dress (leather or skin) like chamois 6. to polish with a chamois Word origin C16: from Old French, from Late Latin camox of uncertain origin |
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