chamois
Example Sentences
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He made it his profession at a time when flying meant filtering automobile gasoline through a chamois skin and landing in cotton fields.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
To have a basis for comparing the neanderthal's results, the study also examined other animals from the region, including carnivores like wolves and lynxes and herbivores like rabbits and chamois.
From Salon • Oct. 20, 2022
After climbing out of the pool, Shi buried her face in her yellow chamois, hiding her tears.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 1, 2021
His self-deprecation is only a kind of chamois, polishing his brass.
From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2021
It will flake away into the chamois and underneath there will be gold leaf.
From "Sula" by Toni Morrison
