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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) | ||
chammy 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] | ||
2. The 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] | ||
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