a soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin
hoofed mammal of mountains of Eurasia having upright horns with backward-hooked tips
A short-horned goat antelope native to mountainous terrain in southern Europe; Rupicapra rupicapra.
To clean with a chamois leather cloth.
Chamois-colored.
The word "chamois" comes from Middle French and Late Latin, ultimately tracing back to a Gaulish term used in the 5th century. Its original meaning likely referred to an animal without horns, possibly derived from an extinct Alpine language or Proto-Indo-European roots.