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, deer, and calf. See {Shamoying}. [Written also {chamois}, {shamoy}, and {shamois}.] [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
shammy — (also shammy leather) ► NOUN (pl. shammies) informal ▪ chamois leather. ORIGIN a phonetic spelling … English terms dictionary
shammy — 1650s, phonetic spelling of CHAMOIS (Cf. chamois) … Etymology dictionary
shammy — [sham′ē] n., adj., vt. n.pl. shammies, adj., vt.shammied, shammying alt. sp. of CHAMOIS (n. 2, adj., vt. ) … English World dictionary
shammy — UK [ˈʃæmɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms shammy : singular shammy plural shammies a chamois 2) … English dictionary
shammy — sham|my [ˈʃæmi] n also shammy .leather [U and C] a piece of ↑chamois leather, used for cleaning or polishing … Dictionary of contemporary English
shammy — (also shammy leather) noun (plural shammies) informal term for chamois (in sense 2). Origin C18: a phonetic spelling … English new terms dictionary
shammy — zomša statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Minkšta, be viršutinio sluoksnio oda, išdirbta jūrų gyvūnų riebalais. atitikmenys: angl. chamois; shammy; suede rus. замша … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
shammy — n. (pl. ies) (in full shammy leather) colloq. = CHAMOIS 2. Etymology: repr. corrupted pronunc … Useful english dictionary
shammy 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shammy 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 … Useful english dictionary
