the chamois is a form of:

Chamois



noun
1.
(a small wild antelope found in the mountains of Europe and Asia, a soft leather made from the skin of Charneleon chamois, or of sheep, deer etc) ប្រភេទសត្វរស់នៅលើភ្នំខ្ពស់ៗនៃអឺរ៉ុបពិសេសរុស្សី
adjective
1.
(made of chamois) លឿងខ្ចី
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
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.
2.
A soft leather made from the skin of the chamois, or from sheepskin, etc.; -- called also chamois leather, and chammy or shammy leather.