chamois

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

chamois
    n 1: a soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois
         antelope but now from sheepskin [syn: {chamois}, {chamois
         leather}, {chammy}, {chammy leather}, {shammy}, {shammy
         leather}]
    2: hoofed mammal of mountains of Eurasia having upright horns
       with backward-hooked tips [syn: {chamois}, {Rupicapra
       rupicapra}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Shammy \Sham"my\, n. [F. chamious a chamois, shammy leather. See
   {Chamois}.]
   1. (Zool.) The chamois.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. A soft, pliant leather, prepared originally from the skin
      of the chamois, but now made also from the skin of the
      sheep, goat, kid, deer, and calf. See {Shamoying}.
      [Written also {chamois}, {shamoy}, and {shamois}.]
      [1913 Webster] Shamois

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Chamois \Cham"ois\ (sh[a^]m"m[y^] or sh[.a]*moi"; 277), n. [F.
   chamois, prob. fr. OG. gamz, G. gemse.]
   1. (Zool.) A small species of antelope ({Rupicapra tragus}),
      living on the loftiest mountain ridges of Europe, as the
      Alps, Pyrenees, etc. It possesses remarkable agility, and
      is a favorite object of chase.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. A soft leather made from the skin of the chamois, or from
      sheepskin, etc.; -- called also {chamois leather}, and
      {chammy} or {shammy leather}. See {Shammy}.
      [1913 Webster]

from Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

Chamois
only in Deut. 14:5 (Heb. zemer), an animal of the deer or
gazelle species. It bears this Hebrew name from its leaping or
springing. The animal intended is probably the wild sheep (Ovis
tragelephus), which is still found in Sinai and in the broken
ridges of Stony Arabia. The LXX. and Vulgate render the word by
camelopardus, i.e., the giraffe; but this is an animal of
Central Africa, and is not at all known in Syria.

from U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

Chamois, MO (city, FIPS 13060)
  Location: 38.67715 N, 91.77001 W
  Population (1990): 449 (247 housing units)
  Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 65024

from U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

Chamois, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri
   Population (2000):    456
   Housing Units (2000): 230
   Land area (2000):     0.359529 sq. miles (0.931176 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.021011 sq. miles (0.054418 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.380540 sq. miles (0.985594 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            13060
   Located within:       Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
   Location:             38.675603 N, 91.769749 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     65024
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Chamois, MO
    Chamois