chammy

cham·ois

C0233500 (shăm′wä′, shăm′wä′, shăm′ē)n. pl. cham·ois (shăm′wä′, shăm′wä′, shăm′ēz) 1. Either of two species of agile goat antelopes (Rupicapra rupicapra or R. pyrenaica) of mountainous regions of Europe and western Asia, having upright horns with backward-hooked tips.2. (shăm′ē) also cham·my or sham·my pl. cham·mies a. A soft leather made from the hide of these antelopes or of other animals such as deer or sheep.b. A piece of such leather or of a fabric or material made to resemble it, used as a polishing or drying cloth or in shirts.3. (shăm′wä′, shăm′wä′, shăm′ē) A moderate to grayish yellow.

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[French, from Middle French, from Old French, from Late Latin camōx, of pre-Roman Alpine origin and perhaps ultimately from Celtic *kambo-, crooked (in reference to the hooked horns of the chamois; compare Old Irish and Middle Welsh camm, crooked).]

chammy

(ˈʃæmɪ) n, pl -miesinformal a piece of chamois leather used for polishing

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]

chammy

Past participle: chammied
Gerund: chammying

Imperative
chammy
chammy

Present
I chammy
you chammy
he/she/it chammies
we chammy
you chammy
they chammy

Preterite
I chammied
you chammied
he/she/it chammied
we chammied
you chammied
they chammied

Present Continuous
I am chammying
you are chammying
he/she/it is chammying
we are chammying
you are chammying
they are chammying

Present Perfect
I have chammied
you have chammied
he/she/it has chammied
we have chammied
you have chammied
they have chammied

Past Continuous
I was chammying
you were chammying
he/she/it was chammying
we were chammying
you were chammying
they were chammying

Past Perfect
I had chammied
you had chammied
he/she/it had chammied
we had chammied
you had chammied
they had chammied

Future
I will chammy
you will chammy
he/she/it will chammy
we will chammy
you will chammy
they will chammy

Future Perfect
I will have chammied
you will have chammied
he/she/it will have chammied
we will have chammied
you will have chammied
they will have chammied

Future Continuous
I will be chammying
you will be chammying
he/she/it will be chammying
we will be chammying
you will be chammying
they will be chammying

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been chammying
you have been chammying
he/she/it has been chammying
we have been chammying
you have been chammying
they have been chammying

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been chammying
you will have been chammying
he/she/it will have been chammying
we will have been chammying
you will have been chammying
they will have been chammying

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been chammying
you had been chammying
he/she/it had been chammying
we had been chammying
you had been chammying
they had been chammying

Conditional
I would chammy
you would chammy
he/she/it would chammy
we would chammy
you would chammy
they would chammy

Past Conditional
I would have chammied
you would have chammied
he/she/it would have chammied
we would have chammied
you would have chammied
they would have chammied

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

chammy - a soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskinchammy leather, chamois, chamois leather, shammy, 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

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