chamois
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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
I give up, but then, as I’m descending, I meet a Haitian boy, maybe 14, who’s loping skyward in a chamois shirt, a scarf and a ski cap, a machete dangling from his belt.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 12, 2019
Mr. Niami took a chamois left behind by a maid and dusted an already spotless-looking shelf inside the champagne room, filled with $300,000 worth of Cristal.
From New York Times ● Dec. 23, 2017
“It looks just like the woodcutters'. Did you see the man with the tiny gold ear- *V> rings? “He’s a chamois hunter,” I said.
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
