shammy (leather)
1shammy leather — Chamois Cham ois (sh[a^]m m[y^] or sh[.a]*moi ; 277), n. [F. chamois, prob. fr. OG. gamz, G. gemse.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A small species of antelope ({Rupicapra tragus}), living on the loftiest mountain ridges of Europe, as the Alps, Pyrenees, etc. It… …
2shammy 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 …
3shammy leather — n. leather prepared from the skin of the chamois …
4shammy leather — See chamois …
5Shammy — Sham my, n. [F. chamious a chamois, shammy leather. See {Chamois}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The chamois. [1913 Webster] 2. A soft, pliant leather, prepared originally from the skin of the chamois, but now made also from the skin of the sheep, goat, kid,… …
6shammy — (also shammy leather) ► NOUN (pl. shammies) informal ▪ chamois leather. ORIGIN a phonetic spelling …
7shammy — sham|my [ˈʃæmi] n also shammy .leather [U and C] a piece of ↑chamois leather, used for cleaning or polishing …
8shammy — (also shammy leather) noun (plural shammies) informal term for chamois (in sense 2). Origin C18: a phonetic spelling …
9shammy — n. (pl. ies) (in full shammy leather) colloq. = CHAMOIS 2. Etymology: repr. corrupted pronunc …
10shammy — noun chamois leather …
