antelope — [an′tə lōp΄] n. pl. antelopes or antelope [ME & OFr antelop, a fabulous horned animal < ML antalopus < MGr antholops, deer] 1. a) any of a group of swift, bovid ruminants usually living in wild herds on the plains of Africa and Asia,… … English World dictionary
antelope — antelopian, antelopine /an tl oh pin, puyn/, adj. /an tl ohp /, n., pl. antelopes, (esp. collectively) antelope. 1. any of several ruminants of the family Bovidae, chiefly of Africa and Asia, having permanent, hollow, unbranched horns. 2. leather … Universalium
Leather — For other uses, see Leather (disambiguation). Modern leather working tools Leather is a durable and flexible material created via the tanning of putrescible animal rawhide and skin, primarily cattlehide. It can be produced through different… … Wikipedia
antelope — noun (plural lope or lopes) Etymology: Middle English, fabulous heraldic beast, probably from Middle French antelop savage animal with sawlike horns, from Medieval Latin anthalopus, from Late Greek antholop , antholops Date: 15th ce … New Collegiate Dictionary
antelope — an•te•lope [[t]ˈæn tlˌoʊp[/t]] n. pl. lopes, (esp. collectively) lope. 1) mam any of several ruminants of the family Bovidae, chiefly of Africa and Asia, having permanent, hollow, unbranched horns 2) mam pronghorn 3) leather made from the hide of … From formal English to slang
antelope — /ˈæntəloʊp / (say antuhlohp) noun (plural antelopes, antelope) 1. a slenderly built, hollow horned ruminant allied to cattle, sheep, and goats, found chiefly in Africa and Asia. 2. leather made from its skin. {Middle English, from Old French… …
antelope — n. (pl. same or antelopes) 1 any of various deerlike ruminants of the family Bovidae, esp. abundant in Africa and typically tall, slender, graceful, and swift moving with smooth hair and upward pointing horns, e.g. gazelles, gnus, kudus, and… … Useful english dictionary
Chamois leather — Shamy redirects here. For the pair of characters from The Big Bang Theory, see List of The Big Bang Theory characters. A Chamois leather cloth Chamois leather ( … Wikipedia
chammy leather — noun a soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin • Syn: ↑chamois, ↑chamois leather, ↑chammy, ↑shammy, ↑shammy leather • Hypernyms: ↑leather • Hypony … Useful english dictionary
chamois leather — noun a soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin • Syn: ↑chamois, ↑chammy, ↑chammy leather, ↑shammy, ↑shammy leather • Hypernyms: ↑leather • Hyponyms … Useful english dictionary
shammy leather — noun a soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin • Syn: ↑chamois, ↑chamois leather, ↑chammy, ↑chammy leather, ↑shammy • Hypernyms: ↑leather • Hyponym … Useful english dictionary