(n) small tufted perennial herb of mountains of central and southern Europe having very small flowers of usually leafless stems; sometimes placed in genus Lepidium, Syn.Lepidium alpina, Pritzelago alpina
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
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 ]
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