chamois leather

noun

A soft suede leather, originally from the chamois but now made from sheepskin, used in cleaning and polishing.

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Meanings

nounchamois leather (countable and uncountable, plural chamois leathers)

plural chamois leathers

  1. countableuncountableA soft suede leather, originally from the chamois but now made from sheepskin, used in cleaning and polishing.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin

Similar
chamoischammychammy leathershammyshammy leather
Broader
leather
Also see
chamoisshammywash-leather

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Polish ircha
  • irchasuede
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APA

chamois leather. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chamois%20leather

MLA

“chamois leather.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chamois%20leather. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chamois leather,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chamois%20leather.

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