chammy : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: chammy	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for chammy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
chammy n a soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin Synonym(s): chamois, chamois leather, chammy, chammy leather, shammy, shammy leather
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Chamois \Cham"ois\, n. [F. chamois, prob. fr. OG. gamz, G. gemse.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) 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. 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}.