Definition of Chamoix

1. chamois [n] - See also: chamois

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chamoix

chamisos
chamlet
chamlets
chammied
chammies
chammy
chammy leather
chammying
chamois
chamois cloth
chamois cress
chamois leather
chamoised
chamoises
chamoising
chamoix (current term)
chamomile
chamomiles
chamomilla
chamosite
chamotte
champ
champ at the bit
champac
champaca
champacas
champacs
champagne
champagne cup
champagne flute

Literary usage of Chamoix

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Tour of Mont Blanc and of Monte Rosa by James David Forbes (1855)
"The height of the col, by M. Studer's observation, is 7995 feet, and that of chamoix 6004 feet above the sea. The descent presented no difficulty, ..."

2. The Monthly Review by Charles William Wason (1830)
"Turning still more, that part of the valley of chamoix lying towards the west is discovered far beneath, with the Breven on the other side. ..."

3. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1866)
"It was too late now, however, and I followed the Count, who, I found, was a famous slayer of chamoix, which he hunted at his place in the ..."

4. History of the French Protestant Refugees, from the Revocation of the Edict by Charles ( Weiss (1854)
"J Jacques chamoix, Jean Pineau, and Jacques and Dinant Laures, were likewise aided in founding manufactures, which soon contributed to the wealth of the ..."

5. Switzerland, Together with Chamonix and the Italian Lakes: Handbook for by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1922)
"The route ascends over the Morteratsch anil Pers Glaciers, to the right of the Isla Persa and to the left of the chamoix Reserve, to the (3Va hrs. ..."

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