shammy

shammy
/sham"ee/, n., pl. shammies, v., shammied, shammying.
chamois (defs. 2-4, 6, 7).

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  • 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

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  • 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

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