either of two small, agile, goatlike bovids (Rupicapra rupicapra and R. pyrenaica) of mountainous regions from southern Europe to the Caucasus that are often hunted for their meat and hide
a soft pliant leather prepared from the skin of the chamois or from sheepskin
a cotton fabric made in imitation of chamois leather
pluralchamoisalsochamoix\ sense 1 ˈsha-mē(z), or sham-ˈwä(z), senses 2 & 3 ˈsha-mēz\
Definition
'true'>\ ˈsha-mē, sense 1 also sham-ˈwä\
either of two small, agile, goatlike bovids (Rupicapra rupicapra and R. pyrenaica) of mountainous regions from southern Europe to the Caucasus that are often hunted for their meat and hide
a soft pliant leather prepared from the skin of the chamois or from sheepskin
a cotton fabric made in imitation of chamois leather
pluralchamoisalsochamoix\ sense 1 ˈsha-mē(z), or sham-ˈwä(z), senses 2 & 3 ˈsha-mēz\
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