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CHAMOIS

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Chamois-goat, in zoology. See Capra.

Champaign, a province of France, bounded by Picardy on the north, by Lorraine on the east, by Burgundy on the south, and by the isle of France on the west. Its capital is Troyes.

Champain, or point Champain, in heraldry, a mark of dishonour in the coat of arms of him who kills a prisoner of war after he has cried quarter.