Chamois (disambiguation)
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A chamois
is a goat-like animal native to Europe.
Chamois may also refer to:
Chamois
The chamois, Rupicapra rupicapra, is a goat-antelope species native to mountains in Europe, including the Carpathian Mountains of Romania, the European Alps, the Tatra Mountains, the Balkans, parts of Turkey, and the Caucasus. The chamois has also been introduced to the South Island of New Zealand...
is a goat-like animal native to Europe.
Chamois may also refer to:
- Chamois, Aosta Valley, a place in Italy
- Chamois, MissouriChamois, MissouriChamois is a city in Osage County, Missouri, United States. The population was 456 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Jefferson City, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city was founded in 1856 and is named after Chamonix in France, due to its Alpine scenery...
, a place in the United States - Chamois Niortais FCChamois Niortais FCChamois Niortais Football Club is a French association football club based in the commune of Niort, in the Deux-Sèvres department of western France. It was founded in 1925 by Charles Boinot, the son of the owner of a local chamois leather factory. The club's badge shows a chamois goat standing on...
, a football team - Chamois gripChamois gripChamois grip or Shami is popularly used by field hockey players to enhance the grip on their hockey stick. Chamois grips are "overgrips" which means they do not have adhesives on them so they are just wrapped around the hockey stick handle....
, a part of a hockey stick - Chamois leatherChamois leatherChamois leather , sometimes known as a shammy, is a type of porous leather that is favored for its gentle, non-abrasive composition and exceptional absorption properties...
- Chamois cycling shorts, cycling apparel.
- Singer Chamois, a British car, a Panamanian steamship in service 1949-58
See also
- ChamoiseeChamoiseeChamoisee , also spelled chamoise, is a color most often found in the Oberhasli and sometimes the Alpine goat. A goat that has chamoisee colorings usually has a black face, feet, legs, and sometimes black on the chest. There is also a black dorsal stripe running down the goat's back. The rest of...
, a color found on some goats - Shamwari, a game reserve in South Africa