Found 3 items, similar to Chamois.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: chamois menjangan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: chamois chamois n 1: a soft suede leather formerly from the sheep of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin [syn: chamois leather, chammy, chammy leather, shammy, shammy leather] 2: hoofed mammal of mountains of Eurasia having upright horns with backward-hooked tips [syn: Rupicapra rupicapra]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Chamois Chamois \Cham"ois\ (sh[a^]m"m[y^] or sh[.a]*moi"; 277), n. [F. chamois, prob. fr. OG. gamz, G. gemse.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) A small species of antelope (Rupicapra tragus ), living on the loftiest mountain ridges of Europe, as the Alps, Pyrenees, etc. It possesses remarkable agility, and is a favorite object of chase. [1913 Webster] 2. A soft leather made from the skin of the chamois, or from sheepskin, etc.; -- called also chamois leather, and chammy or shammy leather. See Shammy. [1913 Webster]