[sham-ee; Fr. sha-mwah] 
noun, plural cham⋅ois, cham⋅oix [sham-eez; Fr. sha-mwah] , verb, cham⋅oised [sham-eed] , cham⋅ois⋅ing [sham-ee-ing] .| 1. | an agile, goatlike antelope, Rupicapra rupicapra, of high mountains of Europe: now rare in some areas. |
| 2. | a soft, pliable leather from any of various skins dressed with oil, esp. fish oil, originally prepared from the skin of the chamois. |
| 3. | a piece of this leather. |
| 4. | a cotton cloth finished to simulate this leather. |
| 5. | a medium to grayish yellow color. |
| 6. | to dress (a pelt) with oil in order to produce a chamois. |
| 7. | to rub or buff with a chamois. |
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