chamois vs linen

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. 

linen

noun
  • A light beige colour, like that of linen cloth undyed. 

  • Thread or cloth made from flax fiber. 

  • Domestic textiles, such as tablecloths, bedding, towels, underclothes, etc., that are made of linen or linen-like fabrics of cotton or other fibers; linens. 

adj
  • Having the colour linen, light beige. 

  • Made from linen cloth or thread. 

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