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Webster 1913 Edition
Shammy
1.
(Zool.)
The chamois.
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
.] Webster 1828 Edition
Shammy
SHAM'MY
, 1. A species of wild goat, (Capra rupicapra, goat of the rocks,) inhabiting the mountains of Savoy, Piedmont, and Pyrenees.
The shamois is now considered as a species of antelope, (Antelope rupicapra.)
2. A kind of sether prepared from the skin of the wild goat. It is dressed in oil or tanned, much esteemed for its softness, pliancey and quality of bearing soap without damage. A great part of the lether which bears this name is conterfeit, being made of the skin of the common goat, the kid. or even of sheep.
Definition 2024
shammy
shammy
English
Noun
shammy (plural shammies)
- Chamois leather.
- A cloth made of this leather.
Translations
chamois leather — See also translations at : chamois