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Chamois (Hans Reinhard/Bruce Coleman, Inc.)

Chamois, a hoofed, cud-chewing goat that inhabits the Alps and other high mountains of central and southern Europe. It stands about 80 cm (about 31...

Chamois (Hans Reinhard/Bruce Coleman, Inc.)

- goat antelope: an agile goat antelope that has slender backward-curving horns and a tawny coat that darkens in winter.
- soft pliable leather: soft pliable leather, originally made from the hide of the chamois
- cloth for polishing: a piece of chamois leather, or a natural or synthetic substitute.

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