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The chamois.

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  1. n. The chamois.
  2. n. A soft, pliant leather, prepared originally from the skin of the chamois, but now made also from the skin of the sheep, goat, kid, deer, and calf. See Shamoying.
  3. n. a soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin
  4. 1. (Zoöl.) The chamois. 2. A soft, pliant leather, prepared originally from the skin of the chamois, but now made also from the skin of the sheep, goat, kid, deer, and calf. See Shamoying. [Written also chamois, shamoy, and shamois.]
  5. n a soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin