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shammy
sham·my C0233500 (shăm′ē)n. Variant of chamois..shammy (ˈʃæmɪ) n, pl -mies (Tanning) informal another word for chamois3 Also called: shammy leather [C18: variant, influenced by the pronunciation, of chamois]cham•ois (ˈʃæm i; for 1 also ʃæmˈwɑ)
n., pl. cham•ois, cham•oix (ˈʃæm iz; for 1 also ʃæmˈwɑ) n. 1. an agile goat antelope, Rupicapra rupicapra, of high mountains of Europe. 2. a soft, pliable leather from any of various skins dressed with oil. 3. a piece of this leather. 4. a cotton cloth simulating this leather. v.t. 5. to dress (a pelt) to produce chamois. 6. to rub or buff with a chamois. Also, chammy , shammy (for defs. 2–4, 6, 7). [1525–35; < Middle French < Late Latin camox] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  shammy - a soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskinchammy, chammy leather, chamois, chamois leather, shammy leatherleather - an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanningwash leather - piece of chamois used for cleaning and polishing |
Translationsshammy
chamA shortening of "champagne." A: "Can I get another glass of this cham? It's delicious!" B: "Yeah, and it's also $200 a bottle!"shammyA phonetic spelling of the word "chamois," referring to a piece of soft leather or fabric resembling leather used for polishing or drying. Make sure you use a shammy when you're drying the car. I don't want any little scratches on it!cham and chammy and sham and shammy (ʃæm(i)) n. champagne. Would you like a little more shammy? I want the biggest bottle of cham you got! shammy verbSee chamEncyclopediaSeechamoisshammy
Related to shammy: shammy leatherSynonyms for shammynoun a soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskinSynonyms- chammy
- chammy leather
- chamois
- chamois leather
- shammy leather
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