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.
Shamois — Sham ois, Shamoy Sham oy, n. See {Shammy}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shamois — variant of chamois n … Useful english dictionary
Shamoy — Shamois Sham ois, Shamoy Sham oy, n. See {Shammy}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chamois — Shammy 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,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shammy — 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,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shamoy — Shammy 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,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
