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chamois

[sham-ee, sha-mwah] / ˈʃæm i, ʃaˈmwɑ /


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He made it his profession at a time when flying meant filtering automobile gasoline through a chamois skin and landing in cotton fields.

From The Wall Street Journal May 14, 2026

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

When he returned, she handed him a chamois cloth to clean them with.

From New York Times Mar. 11, 2022

After climbing out of the pool, Shi buried her face in her yellow chamois, hiding her tears.

From Seattle Times Aug. 1, 2021

“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



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