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Definition of chamois leather

chamois leather
Chamois Cham"ois, 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. 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.

Meaning of chamois leather from wikipedia

- Chamois leather (/ˈʃæmi/) is a type of porous leather, traditionally the skin of the chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra), a type of European mountain goat, but...
- produce a plush surface similar to moleskin or chamois leather. Cantabrian chamois Pyrenean chamois Tatra chamois Anderwald, P.; Ambarli, H.; Avramov, S.; Ciach...
- founded in 1925 by Charles Boinot, the son of the owner of a local chamois leather factory. The club's home stadium is the Stade René Gaillard in Niort...
- people to formaldehyde. Chamois leather is a form of aldehyde-tanned leather that is porous and highly water-absorbent. Chamois leather is made using oil (traditionally...
- Chamois may also refer to: Chamois, Aosta Valley, a place in Italy Chamois, Missouri, a place in the United States Chamois leather In cycling, clothing items...
- Like other species of chamois, it was hunted almost to extinction, especially in the 1940s, for the production of chamois leather. The po****tion has since...
- exclusively used. The finished product resembles chamois leather, but is stronger. Smoking gives to the leather its durability, and although Buckskin may become...
- of these animals, starting in the 1960s. The skin has a texture of chamois leather, as it has fine hairs, or the cat may be completely hairless. Whiskers...
- wear marks caused by sitting on an oiled leather saddle for extended periods of time, with a chamois leather padding inside the shorts in the crotch area...
- Camel-hair brush Carbon dioxide cleaning **** beater **** sweeper Chamois leather Cleret Cyclone dust collector Dishwasher Dry-ice blasting Feather duster...