- Chamois skin
- Замша.
Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии. 2010.
Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии. 2010.
chamois skin — noun see chamois I, 4 * * * chamois skin, the soft, warm leather made from the skin of the chamois. Much sheepskin is sold as chamois skin … Useful english dictionary
chamois — or chammy n. pl. chammies [sham′ē] n. chamois [sham′ēz] [Fr < LL camox < a native Alpine word of IE orig.; akin to Gr kemas, young deer: see HIND2] 1. a small goat antelope (Rupicapra rupicapra) of the mountains of Europe and the Caucasus,… … English World dictionary
Chamois leather — Shamy redirects here. For the pair of characters from The Big Bang Theory, see List of The Big Bang Theory characters. A Chamois leather cloth Chamois leather ( … Wikipedia
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chamois leather — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chamois — (n.) 1550s, soft leather, originally skin of the chamois, from M.Fr. chamois Alpine antelope (14c.), from L.L. camox (gen. camocis), perhaps from a pre Latin Alpine language … Etymology dictionary
chamois — ► NOUN (pl. same) 1) (pl. ) an agile goat antelope found in mountainous areas of southern Europe. 2) (pl. ) (also chamois leather) soft pliable leather made from the skin of sheep, goats, or deer. ORIGIN French … English terms dictionary
chamois — /sham ee/; Fr. /shann mwah /, n., pl. chamois, chamoix /sham eez/; Fr. /shann mwah /, v., chamoised /sham eed/, chamoising /sham ee ing/. n. 1. an agile, goatlike antelope, Rupicapra rupicapra, of high mountains of Europe: now rare in some areas … Universalium
chamois — Shammy Sham my, n. [F. chamious a chamois, shammy leather. See {Chamois}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The chamois. [1913 Webster] 2. A soft, pliant leather, prepared originally from the skin of the chamois, but now made also from the skin of the sheep, goat,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chamois — noun (plural chamois /ˈʃæmwa/ (say shamwah) for def. 1, /ˈʃæmiz/ (say shameez) for defs 2 and 3) 1. /ˈʃæmwa/ (say shamwah) either of two agile goat like antelopes a. the alpine chamois, Rupicapra rupicapra, of high mountains of Europe and south… …