chamois

名词 chamois:

1. a soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin
   同义词：chamois leather, chammy, chammy leather, shammy, shammy leather
2. hoofed mammal of mountains of Eurasia having upright horns with backward-hooked tips
   同义词：Rupicapra rupicapra

cham.ois

n.（名词）
【复数】 cham.ois[sh2m.ôz]
An extremely agile goat antelope(Rupicapra rupicapra) of mountainous regions of Europe, having upright horns with backward-hooked tips.
岩羚羊：一种欧洲山区活动极为敏捷的小羚羊（岩羚羊） ，有顶端向后弯的直立角
Also cham.my or sham.my [sh2m.ô] pl. cham.mies
也作 cham.my 或 sham.my [sh2m.ô] 【复数】 cham.mies
A soft leather made from the hide of this animal or other animals such as deer or sheep.
羚羊皮：由这种动物或其他动物象鹿或绵羊的毛皮做的一种软皮革
A piece of such leather, or a cotton fabric made to resemble it, used as a polishing cloth or in shirts.
充羚羊皮：一块此类的皮革或仿此制作的一块棉织物，用作打磨上光布或用在衬衫上
Color A moderate to grayish yellow.
【色彩】 黄棕色或灰黄色

来源：
French
法语
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Late Latin camôx
源自 后期拉丁语 camôx