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Chamois leather (/ˈʃæmi/)[1] is a type of porous leather, traditionally the skin of the chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra), a type of European mountain goat, but today made almost exclusively from the flesh split of a sheepskin.

  1. ^ Wells, J. (2008) Longman Pronunciation Dictionary, London: Pearson Longman.

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Chamois leather

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Chamois leather (/ˈʃæmi/) is a type of porous leather, traditionally the skin of the chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra), a type of European mountain goat, but...

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Chamois

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produce a plush surface similar to moleskin or chamois leather. Cantabrian chamois Pyrenean chamois Tatra chamois Anderwald, P.; Ambarli, H.; Avramov, S.; Ciach...

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Leather

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people to formaldehyde. Chamois leather is a form of aldehyde-tanned leather that is porous and highly water-absorbent. Chamois leather is made using oil (traditionally...

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Sphynx cat

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of these animals, starting in the 1960s. The skin has a texture of chamois leather, as it has fine hairs, or the cat may be completely hairless. Whiskers...

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Pyrenean chamois

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Like other species of chamois, it was hunted almost to extinction, especially in the 1940s, for the production of chamois leather. The population has since...

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Cycling shorts

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wear marks caused by sitting on an oiled leather saddle for extended periods of time, with a chamois leather padding inside the shorts in the crotch area...

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List of cleaning tools

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Camel-hair brush Carbon dioxide cleaning Carpet beater Carpet sweeper Chamois leather Cleret Cyclone dust collector Dishwasher Dry-ice blasting Feather duster...

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Housekeeping

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vacuum cleaners and carpet sweepers remove surface dust and debris, chamois leather and squeegees are used for window-cleaning, and mops are used for washing...

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Shillelagh

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Brontë is said to have rubbed train oil (whale oil) on the stick using chamois leather, and applied magpie blood to give it a darker appearance. They are...

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Index of fashion articles

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Ceremonial dress Cervelliere Cestus Chador Chalcidian helmet Chamanto Chamois leather Championship belt Chang kben Chang'ao Changshan Chantilly lace Chap...

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Microfiber

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are used by car detailers and enthusiasts in a similar manner to a chamois leather. Microfiber is used in many professional cleaning applications, for...

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Lincoln Continental Mark V

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paint stripe color — and a standard two-tone, Dove Grey and Dark Blue, leather interior. Luxury wheel covers, dating to the 1972 Mark IV, were carryover...

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Sheepskin

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commonly used to make chamois leather. Testing at the Royal Melbourne Hospital and the CSIRO Textile and Fibre Technology Leather Research Centre confirmed...

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Shammi

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Hasan M. El-Shamy (born 1938), Egyptian-American folklore professor Chamois leather Shami (disambiguation) Shamim (disambiguation) Shamokin Shammies, early...

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Swim briefs

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the bicycle portion of the race. This is a lighter version of the chamois leather in cycling shorts, to allow running in to be performed more efficiently...

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Striped hyena

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quality dog or wolf fur. Hyena skins were however once used in preparing chamois leather. The selling price of hyena pelts in the Soviet Union ranged from 45...

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Miss Baker

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Phonetic Alphabet. Miss Baker wore a helmet lined with rubber and chamois leather plus a jacket for launch, in addition to a respiration meter affixed...

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Squeegee

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leads to more streaks and missed spots. If a few spots are missed, a chamois leather cloth works better for touch up than a towel of cloth or paper. In...

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Field hockey

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racket. The grip may be made of a variety of materials, including chamois leather, which improves grip in the wet and gives the stick a softer touch...

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British Battledress

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in the rear for shell dressings, an enlarged map pocket lined with chamois leather and an integral pocket for the F.S. knife in the seam of the right...

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Crash test dummy

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and stopped abruptly to check for proper neck flexure. Hybrids wear chamois leather skin; the knees are struck with a metal probe to check for proper puncture...

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Tobacco pipe

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are often held by the stem. Meerschaum pipes are held in a square of chamois leather, with gloves, or else by the stem in order to prevent uneven coloring...

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Gilding

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or eight to one. When the amalgam is cold, it is squeezed through chamois leather to separate the superfluous mercury; the gold, with about twice its...

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Dry fly fishing

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care, a small piece of reusable absorbent towel, an amadou patch or a Chamois leather may be used. A used dry fly which refuses to float may be replaced...

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