chamois
Example Sentences
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To have a basis for comparing the neanderthal's results, the study also examined other animals from the region, including carnivores like wolves and lynxes and herbivores like rabbits and chamois.
From Salon • Oct. 20, 2022
After climbing out of the pool, Shi buried her face in her yellow chamois, hiding her tears.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 1, 2021
His self-deprecation is only a kind of chamois, polishing his brass.
From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2021
Olvera’s other research projects take him out of town, to study mainly chamois in the Pyrenees and Iberian ibex – ungulates, like the wild boar.
From The Guardian • Jul. 30, 2019
The map was ragged, so thumbed that it had grown as supple as a piece of chamois.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
