Talk:Chamois leather

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Evidently mistake, but common in the English language dictionaries and encyclopedias:

Chamois (ger. gämse, pol. giemza) leather was made of the chamois (goatlike antilope living in the mountains of Europe) tanned like a boxcalf with chromium, instead od false chamois leather made od sheep hides tanned with oils. The difference is that true chamois is delicate, water resistant, and extremely valuable (excellent material for gloves and elegant shoes), when false chamois is water absorbable, less delicate, much less expensive, and is used for cleaning purposes Belissarius 20:29, 31 December 2006 (UTC)