【化】 油鞣革

[ noun ]
a soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin
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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 possesses
remarkable agility, and is a favorite object of chase.

2. A soft leather made from the skin of the chamois, or from
sheepskin, etc.; -- called also {chamois leather}, and
{chammy} or {shammy leather}. See {Shammy}.