| 释义 |
cham·ois
I. \ˈshamē, -mi, in sense 1 also (ˈ)sham|wä\ noun
(plural cham·ois also cha·moix \in sense 1 -ē(z) or -i(z) or -wä(z); in other senses -ēz or -iz\)
Etymology: Middle French, from Late Latin camox, probably of non-Indo-European origin; akin to the source of Old High German gamiza chamois
1. : a small agile goatlike antelope (Rupicapra rupicapra) that lives on the loftiest mountain ridges of Europe and in the Caucasus and is a favorite quarry of hunters
2. also cham·my or sham·my or sha·moy \ˈshamē, -mi\
a. : a soft pliant leather prepared from the skin of the chamois
b. : an oil-tanned suede-finished leather prepared from the flesher of sheepskins
3. or shammy -es : a piece of chamois; especially : a cloth used for washing or polishing
4. or chamois yellow also chamois skin : a grayish yellow that is redder, stronger, and slightly lighter than crash, lighter, stronger, and slightly redder than old ivory, and stronger and slightly redder than flax
II. \ˈshamē, -mi\ transitive verb
(chamoised \-mēd, -id\ ; chamoised \-mēd, -id\ ; chamoising \-mēiŋ, -ē.ēŋ, -i.iŋ\ ; chamoises \-mēz, -iz\)
1. also sha·moy \ˈshamē, -mi\ : to prepare or dress like chamois
2. or sham·my \ˈshamē, -mi\ : to clean or polish with a chamois |