What is chamois?
Chamois is a soft, warm leather and is the skin of the Alpine animal of the same name.
More often, however, it is specially treated sheepskin.
Chamois is a soft, warm leather and is the skin of the Alpine animal of the same name.
More often, however, it is specially treated sheepskin.
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