Chamois
WordNet
noun
(1) Hoofed mammal of mountains of Eurasia having upright horns with backward-hooked tips
(2) A soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin
WiktionaryText
Noun
- A short-horned goat-antelope native to mountainous terrain in southern Europe; Rupicapra rupicapra.
- Soft pliable leather originally made from the skin of chamois (nowadays the hides of deer, sheep, and other species of goat are alternatively used).
- The traditional colour of chamois leather.