chamois noun
plural chamois
plural chamois
Learner's definition of CHAMOIS
1
/ʃæmˈwɑː/ [count] : a small animal that looks like a goat and that lives on mountains in Europe and western Asia岩羚羊(生活在欧洲和西亚山区的小羚羊)
2 /ˈʃæmi/
a [noncount] : soft leather that is made from the skin of goats, sheep, or chamois(用山羊、绵羊或羚羊皮制成的)麂皮 — called also (British) chamois leather
b [count] : a piece of chamois used especially for cleaning windows and cars(专用于擦拭窗户和汽车的)软皮,麂皮 3
/ˈʃæmi/ [noncount] US : a type of cotton cloth that looks or feels like soft leather(似软皮的)软棉布 —
often used before another noun常用于另一名词前