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- What is a chamois pronunciation?
- What language is chamois?
- What is the meaning of chamois cloth?
- How do you pronounce chassis properly?
- What's the plural of chamois?
- What is a glede?
- What is another word for chamois?
- Where does the word shammy come from?
What is a chamois pronunciation?
[ sham-ee; French sha-mwah ] SHOW IPA.
What language is chamois?
The English name comes from French chamois. The latter is derived from Gaulish camox (attested in Latin, 5th century), itself perhaps borrowing from some Alpine language (Raetic, Ligurian). The Gaulish form also underlies German Gemse, Gams, Gämse, Italian camoscio, Ladin ciamorz.
What is the meaning of chamois cloth?
Definition of chamois cloth
: a soft cloth fabric made in imitation of chamois leather.
How do you pronounce chassis properly?
A chassis is the frame of a car. If you warp the chassis of your mom's car when you make a Dukes of Hazzard jump, she's going to be mad. Pronounce chassis CHASS-ee (singular) and CHASS-eez (plural). Chassis comes from the Latin capsa, meaning box.
What's the plural of chamois?
cham·ois | \ ˈsha-mē \ plural chamois\ -mē , -mēz \
What is a glede?
Definition of glede
(Entry 1 of 2) : any of several birds of prey (as the common European buzzard or the osprey) especially : the common European kite (Milvus milvus)
What is another word for chamois?
In this page you can discover 14 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for chamois, like: antelope, chammy, cloth, fabric, leather, shammy, skin, Rupicapra rupicapra, chamois-leather, chammy leather and shammy leather.
Where does the word shammy come from?
The term chamois as used to refer to specially-prepared leather originated sometime before 1709, referring to the prepared skin of any goat-like animal, specifically the European antelope—commonly called the "chamois"—and exclusively used by the glovemaking industry of southwest France.
