to chamois

Examples

• All

• She chamoised the windows until they shone.

• She chamoised her shoes to give them a smooth, polished finish.

• After washing the car, he carefully chamoised the windows to avoid streaks.

• I always chamois my car after washing it.

• After washing the car, he carefully chamoised the windows to avoid streaks.

• The jeweler chamoised the silver necklace until it gleamed brightly under the lights.

• She chamoised her shoes to give them a smooth, polished finish.

Synonyms

B

to burnish

vsto chamois

11 7.1

To make a surface smooth and shiny by rubbing

focuses on using soft leather to clean or smooth rather than make surfaces shiny

Compounds

C

chamois cloth

5.6

A soft cloth that soaks up water and polishes cars and windows

C

chamois cress

• UK

9.9

A small mountain plant with thin stems and very small flowers that grows in rocky places

C

chamois leather

7.3

A soft cloth made from animal skin used to dry and polish surfaces

How Polished

to polish

46 1.1

to chamois

8.6

to clean

∞ 1.0

to wipe

531 1.0

to dust

66 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology