chamois vs cloth

chamois

noun
  • An absorbent cloth used for cleaning and polishing, formerly made of chamois leather. 

  • A short-horned goat antelope native to mountainous terrain in southern Europe; Rupicapra rupicapra. 

  • A padded insert which protects the groin from the bicycle saddle. 

  • The traditional colour of chamois leather. 

verb
  • To clean with a chamois leather cloth. 

adj
  • Chamois-colored. 

cloth

noun
  • A piece of cloth used for a particular purpose. 

  • A form of attire that represents a particular profession or status. 

  • Substance or essence; the whole of something complex. 

  • A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use. 

  • Priesthood, clergy. 

  • Specifically, a tablecloth, especially as spread before a meal or removed afterwards. 

  • Appearance; seeming. 

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