shamois ['ʃæmɔi]
n.
[动]岩羚羊(产于欧洲和西亚地区的小羚羊),羚羊皮,麂皮,擦拭用的软皮
Shamois \Sham"ois\, Shamoy \Sham"oy\, n.
See {Shammy}.
Shammy \Sham"my\, n. [F. chamious a chamois, shammy leather. See
{Chamois}.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) The chamois.
2. A soft, pliant leather, prepared originally from the skin
of the chamois, but now made also from the skin of the
sheep, goat, kid, deer, and calf. See {Shamoying}.
[Written also {chamois}, {shamoy}, and {shamois}.]