Noun: chamois (chamois) sham-waa or sha-mee
- Hoofed mammal of mountains of Eurasia having upright horns with backward-hooked tips
"Chamois are known for their agility on steep mountain slopes";
- Rupicapra rupicapra
- A soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin
"He used a chamois leather to polish his car";
- chamois leather, chammy [informal], chammy leather, shammy, shammy leather
Derived forms: chamois
Type of: goat antelope, leather
Part of: genus Rupicapra, Rupicapra
Encyclopedia: Chamois, MO