chamois

noun

• 1 /ˈʃamwɑː/ (plural same /-wɑːz/) an agile goat-antelope with short hooked horns, found in mountainous areas of Europe from Spain to the Caucasus.

  • Genus Rupicapra, family Bovidae: two species

• 2 /ˈʃami, ˈʃamwɑː/ (plural same /-mɪz, -wɑːz/) (also British chamois leather) [mass noun] a type of soft pliable leather now made from sheepskin or lambskin.
• [count noun] a piece of chamois leather, used for washing windows or cars.