From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Shammy \Sham"my\, n. [F. chamious a chamois, shammy leather. See
{Chamois}.]
1. (Zool.) The chamois.
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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] Shamois
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Chamois \Cham"ois\ (sh[a^]m"m[y^] or sh[.a]*moi"; 277), n. [F.
chamois, prob. fr. OG. gamz, G. gemse.]
1. (Zool.) A small species of antelope ({Rupicapra tragus}),
living on the loftiest mountain ridges of Europe, as the
Alps, Pyrenees, etc. It possesses remarkable agility, and
is a favorite object of chase.
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2. A soft leather made from the skin of the chamois, or from
sheepskin, etc.; -- called also {chamois leather}, and
{chammy} or {shammy leather}. See {Shammy}.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
chamois
n 1: a soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois
antelope but now from sheepskin [syn: {chamois}, {chamois
leather}, {chammy}, {chammy leather}, {shammy}, {shammy
leather}]
2: hoofed mammal of mountains of Eurasia having upright horns
with backward-hooked tips [syn: {chamois}, {Rupicapra
rupicapra}]
From French-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.4 [fd-fra-eng]:
chamois /ʃamwa/
chamois
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