What is another word for chamois?

Pronunciation: [t͡ʃˈamwɑː] (IPA)

Chamois is a soft and absorbent leather material made from the hide of a chamois animal. However, chamois has various synonyms, including 'shami', 'paños', 'loth', 'polishing cloth', and 'cleaning cloth', as it is commonly used for cleaning and polishing surfaces due to its softness and absorbency. Additionally, chamois can be substituted with 'leather', 'suede', or 'velvet leather' in terms of its texture and appearance. Furthermore, chamois can also refer to the animal species known as goats-antelopes and has synonyms such as 'chamoix' and 'Rupicapra rupicapra,' primarily used in the context of zoological terminology.

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Usage examples for Chamois

Along with these was a canvas bag of the kind used in a bank for sovereigns, and a couple of chamois leather bags of similar size and shape.
"The Master of the Ceremonies"
George Manville Fenn
The mycelium then grows in abundance in these rifts and forms broad and extensive sheets which resemble somewhat chamois skin and is called "punk."
"Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc."
George Francis Atkinson
These sheets of pure mycelium resemble soft chamois skin or soiled kid leather.
"Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc."
George Francis Atkinson

Famous quotes with Chamois

  • Like so many substantial citizens of America, he had married young and kept on marrying, springing from blonde to blonde like the chamois of the Alps leaping from crag to crag.
    P. G. Wodehouse

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