shammy leather

2 definitions found

shammy leather - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]

shammy leather - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  shammy leather
      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
           ]