Sentence example with the word 'chamois'

chamois

Definition n. a soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin

Last update: July 3, 2015


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The chestnut covers considerable areas in Prigord, Limousin and Beam; resinotis trees (firs, pines, larches, &c.) form fine forests in the Vosges and The indigenous fauna include the bear, now very rare but still found in the Alps and Pyrenees, the wolf, harbouring chiefly in the Cvennes and Vosges, but in continually decreasing areas; the fox, marten, badger, weasel, otter, the beaver in the extreme south of the Rhne valley, and in the Alps the marmot; the red deer and roe deer are preserved in many of the forests, and the wild boar is found in several districts; the chamois and wild goat survive in the Pyrenees and Alps.   [Please select]

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"I took a purse off her neck, made of chamois leather."   [Please select]

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She was drawing on her thick chamois gloves, and her riding-crop was held under her arm.   [Please select]

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Where was the vast park with its crowding pines and its ravines for the wild chamois.   [Please select]

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"Besides, I'm rather keen to see the chamois, aren't you."'   [Please select]

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Here's one in the shade, and away from the--er--a certain chamois-ness in the air.   [Please select]

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Russet shoes, chamois gloves, and sand-colored hat go also with henna, raspberry, reds, etc.   [Please select]

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He held out his hands, which were covered by loose chamois leather gloves.   [Please select]

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Fred took only a couple of paces for a start, when he bounded across the chasm with the ease of a chamois.   [Please select]

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With such a weapon a marksman would find no difficulty in lodging a bullet in the eye of a chamois at the distance of two thousand paces.   [Please select]

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