shammyn.¹

Brit.

/ˈʃami/, U.S.

/ˈʃæmi/

Forms: Also 1600s shammie, 1700s shamy, shammey.

Etymology: A phonetic spelling of chamois n.

1. In full shammy-leather: a kind of soft, pliable leather. Cf. chamois n. 2. Also a piece of this, a wash-leather.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > [noun] > washing-cloth or leather

washen leatherc1425

wash-leather1681

shammy-leather1714

washing-leather1784

wash-rag1890

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > leather > [noun] > chamois-leather or wash-leather

chamois1575

losh hide1583

shambo leather1612

wash-leather1681

shammy-leather1714

shambo skin1755

losh leather1756

1714 tr. French Bk. of Rates 142 Goat-Skins and Sheep-Skins drest..in Imitation of Shammy.

1767 ‘Coriat Junior’ Another Traveller! I. 364 They are more capable of labour, than if they wore shammy, or dog-skin.

1823 J. Badcock Domest. Amusem. 93 Cover it with a piece of buff or shammy leather.

1851 H. Mayhew London Labour I. 443/2 The wash-leathers, sometimes called ‘shammys’ (chamois), now sold extensively in the streets, are for the most part the half of a sheep-skin, or..a larger lamb-skin.

1883 R. Haldane Workshop Receipts 2nd Ser. 367/1 The process of manufacturing ‘chamois’ or ‘shammy’ leather is thus described.

2. attributive passing into adj.

a. Composed or made of ‘shammy’ or chamois leather.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > leather > [adjective] > made of chamois- or wash-leather

chamoised1620

shammy1653

wash-leatherc1662

washed leather1694

1653 T. Barker Art of Angling 5 Some make them [sc. May-flies] with a shammy body.

1673 T. Shadwell Epsom-Wells i. 17 A couple of Gentlemen in Buff Belts, Red Coats, and Shammey Breeches.

1706 W. Calverley Memorandum Bk. in C. Jackson et al. Yorks. Diaries (1886) II. 112 A pair of good shamy gloves.

1766 H. Walpole Let. 12 Jan. in Corr. (1974) XXXIX. 44 I have got my cravat and shammy shoes.

1874 G. Walch Head over Heels 83 Here it is—in this old Shammy bag.

†b. Of the colour of this leather; yellowish brown or light fawn. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > named colours > yellow or yellowness > [adjective] > brownish yellow

ochry1567

olive-coloured1612

sand-coloured1627

shammy1661

buff-coloured1686

pea soup1703

ochreish1747

ochreous1761

buff1765

ochraceous1776

buff-colour1796

buffish1802

mustard-coloured1825

nankeen1838

buffy1842

ochre-coloured1845

mustardy1850

ochrous1877

buff-yellow1882

buff-washed1883

mustard1919

Sahara1923

wheaten1975

1661 T. Blount Peacham's Compl. Gentleman (new ed.) xiv. 156 Shammy colour, a smoakie, or rain colour, which is a kind of yellow.

3. Australia. ‘A bag of chamois leather in which miners keep their gold dust’ ( Cent. Dict. 1891).

ΚΠ

1874 [see sense 2a].

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

shammyn.²

Brit.

/ˈʃami/, U.S.

/ˈʃæmi/

Etymology: < sham adj. + -y suffix¹, after dummy.

A spurious imitation.Apparently an isolated use.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > forgery, falsification > [noun] > something false or forged

falsehood1340

counterfeiture1548

forgery1574

bastard1581

man of straw1599

counterfeit1613

imitationa1616

mock1646

pasteboard1648

sophistication1664

imposture1699

fraud1725

sham1728

adulteration1756

falsity1780

duff1781

shim-sham1797

shammy1822

Hodge-razor1843

pinchbeck1847

shice1859

cook-up1865

postiche1876

fakery1880

fake1883

bogosity1893

spuriosity1894

dud1897

cluck1904

rake-up1957

bodgie1988

1822 Sporting Mag. 9 214 This may be the case with horses' tails—real ones may be deliberately cut off, and some celebrated professor's shammies annexed to the beast's back in their stead.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	shammy
释义	shammyn.¹ Brit. /ˈʃami/, U.S. /ˈʃæmi/ Forms: Also 1600s shammie, 1700s shamy, shammey. Etymology: A phonetic spelling of chamois n. 1. In full shammy-leather: a kind of soft, pliable leather. Cf. chamois n. 2. Also a piece of this, a wash-leather. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > [noun] > washing-cloth or leather washen leatherc1425 wash-leather1681 shammy-leather1714 washing-leather1784 wash-rag1890 society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > leather > [noun] > chamois-leather or wash-leather chamois1575 losh hide1583 shambo leather1612 wash-leather1681 shammy-leather1714 shambo skin1755 losh leather1756 1714 tr. French Bk. of Rates 142 Goat-Skins and Sheep-Skins drest..in Imitation of Shammy. 1767 ‘Coriat Junior’ Another Traveller! I. 364 They are more capable of labour, than if they wore shammy, or dog-skin. 1823 J. Badcock Domest. Amusem. 93 Cover it with a piece of buff or shammy leather. 1851 H. Mayhew London Labour I. 443/2 The wash-leathers, sometimes called ‘shammys’ (chamois), now sold extensively in the streets, are for the most part the half of a sheep-skin, or..a larger lamb-skin. 1883 R. Haldane Workshop Receipts 2nd Ser. 367/1 The process of manufacturing ‘chamois’ or ‘shammy’ leather is thus described. 2. attributive passing into adj. a. Composed or made of ‘shammy’ or chamois leather. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > leather > [adjective] > made of chamois- or wash-leather chamoised1620 shammy1653 wash-leatherc1662 washed leather1694 1653 T. Barker Art of Angling 5 Some make them [sc. May-flies] with a shammy body. 1673 T. Shadwell Epsom-Wells i. 17 A couple of Gentlemen in Buff Belts, Red Coats, and Shammey Breeches. 1706 W. Calverley Memorandum Bk. in C. Jackson et al. Yorks. Diaries (1886) II. 112 A pair of good shamy gloves. 1766 H. Walpole Let. 12 Jan. in Corr. (1974) XXXIX. 44 I have got my cravat and shammy shoes. 1874 G. Walch Head over Heels 83 Here it is—in this old Shammy bag. †b. Of the colour of this leather; yellowish brown or light fawn. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > yellow or yellowness > [adjective] > brownish yellow ochry1567 olive-coloured1612 sand-coloured1627 shammy1661 buff-coloured1686 pea soup1703 ochreish1747 ochreous1761 buff1765 ochraceous1776 buff-colour1796 buffish1802 mustard-coloured1825 nankeen1838 buffy1842 ochre-coloured1845 mustardy1850 ochrous1877 buff-yellow1882 buff-washed1883 mustard1919 Sahara1923 wheaten1975 1661 T. Blount Peacham's Compl. Gentleman (new ed.) xiv. 156 Shammy colour, a smoakie, or rain colour, which is a kind of yellow. 3. Australia. ‘A bag of chamois leather in which miners keep their gold dust’ ( Cent. Dict. 1891). ΚΠ 1874 [see sense 2a]. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022). shammyn.² Brit. /ˈʃami/, U.S. /ˈʃæmi/ Etymology: < sham adj. + -y suffix¹, after dummy. A spurious imitation.Apparently an isolated use. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > forgery, falsification > [noun] > something false or forged falsehood1340 counterfeiture1548 forgery1574 bastard1581 man of straw1599 counterfeit1613 imitationa1616 mock1646 pasteboard1648 sophistication1664 imposture1699 fraud1725 sham1728 adulteration1756 falsity1780 duff1781 shim-sham1797 shammy1822 Hodge-razor1843 pinchbeck1847 shice1859 cook-up1865 postiche1876 fakery1880 fake1883 bogosity1893 spuriosity1894 dud1897 cluck1904 rake-up1957 bodgie1988 1822 Sporting Mag. 9 214 This may be the case with horses' tails—real ones may be deliberately cut off, and some celebrated professor's shammies annexed to the beast's back in their stead. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1653n.²1822
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