1. a soft leather made from the skin of the chamois (a type of goat-antelope) or from sheepskin, used for cleaning and polishing
Usage: often misspelled variant of ‘chamois’
2. a piece of such leather used as a cloth
Usage: often misspelled variant of ‘chamois’

Examples

• He used a shamois to dry the car after washing it.
• The jeweler polished the silver with a soft shamois.
• She kept a shamois in her camera bag for cleaning lenses.
• The shamois left no streaks on the glass surface.
• A good shamois can last for years with proper care.