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Chamois is an English word with synonyms like leather. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Chamois in a sentence

Chamois meaning

  1. A short-horned goat antelope native to mountainous terrain in southern Europe; Rupicapra rupicapra.
  2. Ellipsis of chamois leather (“soft pliable leather originally made from the skin of chamois (nowadays the hides of deer, sheep, and other species of goat are alternatively used)”).
  3. The traditional colour of chamois leather.

Synonyms of Chamois

chamois leather chammy chammy leather shammy shammy leather leather rupicapra rupicapra goat antelope

Related words

Other words often associated with Chamois or its synonyms:

welt bovid strap lather flog slash whip trounce lash

Using Chamois

  • The main meaning on this page is: A short-horned goat antelope native to mountainous terrain in southern Europe; Rupicapra rupicapra. | Ellipsis of chamois leather (“soft pliable leather originally made from the skin of chamois (nowadays the hides of deer, sheep, and other species of goat are alternatively used)”). | The traditional colour of chamois leather.
  • Useful related words include: chamois leather, chammy, chammy leather, shammy.
  • In the example corpus, chamois often appears in combinations such as: of chamois, chamois and.

Context around Chamois

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 3 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

idiard 1× guided 1× camutsch 1× enchanted 1×

Often after:

feels 1× spotting 1× leather 1× buck 1× hunters 1×

Sentence patterns with Chamois

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

an enchanted chamois buck named 1× are guided chamois spotting tours 1× as camutsch chamois and grava 1× but idiard chamois feels disturbed 1× chamois leather is 1× deer and chamois 1× for a chamois that is 1× number of chamois and tahr 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a piece of 1× additionally a small 1× but idiard chamois 1× chamois leather is 1× cultural significance folk 1× he lives on 1×

Common sentence endings:

a fondue night 1× and grava scree 1× chafing and soreness 1× climb the alps 1× deer and chamois 1× early 20th century 1×

Words around Chamois

Just before it in the word index:

chamness 2 chamling 17 chamkila 12 chamkakala 6 chamizo 2 chamise 2

Just after it in the word index:

chamoli 4 chamomile 35 chamonix 15 chamorro 35 chamorros 16 chamoru 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aami 15 aat 15 abada 15 abcs 15 abdulkareem 15 abha 15

Corpus analysis for Chamois

  • In this selection, "chamois" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, idiard, guided, camutsch, feels, spotting and leather stand out and add context to how "chamois" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include an enchanted chamois buck named and are guided chamois spotting tours. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "chamois" sits close to words such as aami, aat and abada, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with chamois

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

In the summer, there are guided chamois-spotting tours (from €65 for five hours). (14 words)

A piece of chamois is useful for creating smooth textures, and for removing material to lighten the tone. (18 words)

Look for a chamois that is specifically designed for cycling and that provides enough cushioning to prevent chafing and soreness. (20 words)

Longer example sentences

Cultural significance Folk literature The Triglav area is the setting of an old Slovene folk tale concerning a hunter seeking a treasure guarded by an enchanted chamois buck named Zlatorog (Goldhorn, after its golden horns). (35 words)

Additionally, a small number of pre-Latin words have survived in Romansh, mainly concerning animals, plants, and geological features unique to the Alps, such as camutsch ' chamois ' and grava ' scree '. (30 words)

You might even be lucky enough to spot a chamois or two, before settling under a tipi in the middle of the mountains for a fondue night. (27 words)

Example sentences (12)

But Idiard-Chamois feels disturbed by her colleague - the midwife from the institution where the woman lives, who’s surprised when the sterilisation request is refused.

Look for a chamois that is specifically designed for cycling and that provides enough cushioning to prevent chafing and soreness.

You might even be lucky enough to spot a chamois or two, before settling under a tipi in the middle of the mountains for a fondue night.

In the summer, there are guided chamois-spotting tours (from €65 for five hours).

Then run it back through the chamois so that the hook is centered lengthwise and width-wise with the leech pattern you created.

Retezat National Park (retezat.ro) protects more than 300 species of flora and 50 species of mammal including brown bear, wolves, lynx, foxes, deer and chamois.

Hunters documented the number of chamois and tahr, exotic species of mountain goat introduced to New Zealand in the early 20th century.

Additionally, a small number of pre-Latin words have survived in Romansh, mainly concerning animals, plants, and geological features unique to the Alps, such as camutsch ' chamois ' and grava ' scree '.

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A piece of chamois is useful for creating smooth textures, and for removing material to lighten the tone.

Chamois leather is made using marine oils (traditionally cod oil) that oxidize easily to produce the aldehydes that tan the leather to color it.

Cultural significance Folk literature The Triglav area is the setting of an old Slovene folk tale concerning a hunter seeking a treasure guarded by an enchanted chamois buck named Zlatorog (Goldhorn, after its golden horns).

He lives on the sea, as praisie cocks in the prairie; he hides among the waves, he climbs them as chamois hunters climb the Alps.

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Common combinations with chamois

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "chamois" in a sentence?
An example: "But Idiard-Chamois feels disturbed by her colleague - the midwife from the institution where the woman lives, who’s surprised when the sterilisation request is refused." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "chamois" from authentic English texts.
What does "chamois" mean?
Chamois means: A short-horned goat antelope native to mountainous terrain in southern Europe; Rupicapra rupicapra.
What are synonyms of "chamois"?
Common synonyms of "chamois" include: chamois leather, chammy, chammy leather, shammy, shammy leather, leather, rupicapra rupicapra, goat antelope.
How many example sentences with "chamois" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "chamois", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.