- shammy sham·my n
- ['ʃæmɪ]
(= cha|mois) (also: shammy leather) pelle f di camoscio
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
shammy sham·my n
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Shammy — Sham my, n. [F. chamious a chamois, shammy leather. See {Chamois}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The chamois. [1913 Webster] 2. A soft, pliant leather, prepared originally from the skin of the chamois, but now made also from the skin of the sheep, goat, kid,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shammy — [sham′ē] n., adj., vt. n.pl. shammies, adj., vt.shammied, shammying alt. sp. of CHAMOIS (n. 2, adj., vt. ) … English World dictionary
sham|my — «SHAM ee», noun, plural mies, or shammy leather, = chamois. (Cf. ↑chamois) … Useful english dictionary
shammy — sham|my [ˈʃæmi] n also shammy .leather [U and C] a piece of ↑chamois leather, used for cleaning or polishing … Dictionary of contemporary English
shammy — /sham ee/, n., pl. shammies, v., shammied, shammying. chamois (defs. 2 4, 6, 7). * * * … Universalium
shammy — sham|my [ ʃæmi ] noun count a CHAMOIS … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
shammy — sham•my [[t]ˈʃæm i[/t]] n. pl. mies clo chamois 2), chamois 3), chamois 4), chamois 5), chamois 6) … From formal English to slang
chamois — Shammy Sham my, n. [F. chamious a chamois, shammy leather. See {Chamois}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The chamois. [1913 Webster] 2. A soft, pliant leather, prepared originally from the skin of the chamois, but now made also from the skin of the sheep, goat,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shamois — Shammy Sham my, n. [F. chamious a chamois, shammy leather. See {Chamois}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The chamois. [1913 Webster] 2. A soft, pliant leather, prepared originally from the skin of the chamois, but now made also from the skin of the sheep, goat,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shamoy — Shammy Sham my, n. [F. chamious a chamois, shammy leather. See {Chamois}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The chamois. [1913 Webster] 2. A soft, pliant leather, prepared originally from the skin of the chamois, but now made also from the skin of the sheep, goat,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chamois — /sham ee/; Fr. /shann mwah /, n., pl. chamois, chamoix /sham eez/; Fr. /shann mwah /, v., chamoised /sham eed/, chamoising /sham ee ing/. n. 1. an agile, goatlike antelope, Rupicapra rupicapra, of high mountains of Europe: now rare in some areas … Universalium
