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• 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 — (chamois is both the singular and the plural form; it is pronounced [[t]ʃæ̱mwɑː[/t]] for meaning 1 in British English, and [[t]ʃæ̱mi[/t]] for both meanings in American English, and for meaning 2 in British English.) 1) N COUNT Chamois are small… …   English dictionary

• Chamois (disambiguation) — A chamois is a goat like animal native to Europe. Chamois may also refer to: Chamois, Aosta Valley, a place in Italy Chamois, Missouri, a place in the United States Chamois Niortais FC, a football team Chamois grip, a part of a hockey stick… …   Wikipedia

• 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… …  

• chamois — cham|ois [ˈʃæmwa: US ˈʃæmi] n plural chamois [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: Late Latin camox] 1.) a wild animal like a small goat that lives in the mountains of Europe and southwest Asia 2.) also chamois .leather [ˈʃæmi leðər US ər] [U and… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• chamois — noun 1 (C) a wild animal like a small goat that lives in the mountains of Europe and southwest Asia 2 also chamois leather / .. ..2/ (C, U) soft leather prepared from the skin of chamois, sheep, or goats and used for cleaning or polishing, or a… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Plectrum — Often called a pick or plec, a plectrum is a small flat tool used to pluck or strum a stringed instrument. For guitars and similar instruments, the plectrum is a separate tool held in the player s hand. In harpsichords, the plectra are attached… …   Wikipedia

• Deerskin trade — Mandan Indians by Karl Bodmer The deerskin trade between Colonial America and the Native Americans was one of the most important trading relationships between Europeans and Native Americans, especially in the southeast. It was a form of the fur… …   Wikipedia

• izard — chamois like antelope of the Pyrenees, 1791, from Fr. isard, Gascon isart, perhaps of Iberian origin, or [Klein] from Basque (Cf. izzara star ) …   Etymology dictionary

• Leather — For other uses, see Leather (disambiguation). Modern leather working tools Leather is a durable and flexible material created via the tanning of putrescible animal rawhide and skin, primarily cattlehide. It can be produced through different… …   Wikipedia

• List of the animals in the Bible — See main article Animals in the Bible. The following is a list of animals whose name appears in the Bible. Whenever required for the identification, the Hebrew name will be indicated, as well as the specific term used by Zoologists. This list… …   Wikipedia