- chammies
- n. chamois, leather prepared from the skin of the chamois
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
chamois — or chammy n. pl. chammies [sham′ē] n. chamois [sham′ēz] [Fr < LL camox < a native Alpine word of IE orig.; akin to Gr kemas, young deer: see HIND2] 1. a small goat antelope (Rupicapra rupicapra) of the mountains of Europe and the Caucasus,… … English World dictionary
chammy — /sham ee/, n., pl. chammies, v.t., chammied, chammying. chamois (defs. 2 4, 6, 7). * * * … Universalium
chammy — noun a soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin • Syn: ↑chamois, ↑chamois leather, ↑chammy leather, ↑shammy, ↑shammy leather • Hypernyms: ↑leather • … Useful english dictionary