shammy

2 definitions found

shammy - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Shammy \Sham"my\, n. [F. chamious a chamois, shammy leather. See
     Chamois.]
     1. (Zool.) 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, deer, and calf. See Shamoying.
        [Written also chamois, shamoy, and shamois.]
        [1913 Webster] Shamois

shammy - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  shammy
      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
           ]