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chamois

noun
(plural chamois)
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  1. 🔊/ˈʃæmwɑː/
    🔊/ˈʃæmwɑː/
     [countable] an animal like a small deer, that lives in the mountains of Europe and Asia（欧亚山区的）岩羚羊Topics Animalsc2
  2. 🔊/ˈʃæmi/
    🔊/ˈʃæmi/
    (also shammy)
    (British English also chamois leather, shammy leather)
    [uncountable, countable] a type of soft leather, made from the skin of goats, sheep, etc.; a piece of this, used especially for cleaning windows（由山羊、绵羊等的皮制成的）麂皮；（尤指）擦窗用的软皮革；擦拭用的软皮
  3. 🔊/ˈʃæmi/
    🔊/ˈʃæmi/
     [uncountable] (North American English) a type of soft thick cotton cloth, used especially for making shirts（尤指制衬衣用的）厚软棉织物
    4. Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French, of unknown ultimate origin.