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Chammy Leather
see synonyms of chammy leatherNoun
1. chammy, chammy leather, chamois, chamois leather, shammy, shammy leather
a soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin
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Chammy Leather
see synonyms of chammy leathernoun plural -ois
1. (ˈʃæmwɑː)
a sure-footed goat antelope, Rupicapra rupicapra, inhabiting mountains of Europe and SW Asia, having vertical horns with backward-pointing tips
2.
a soft suede leather formerly made from the hide of this animal, now obtained from the skins of sheep and goats
3. Also called: chamois leather, shammy, shammy leather, chammy, chammy leather (ˈʃæmɪ
)
a piece of such leather or similar material used for polishing, etc
4. (ˈʃæmwɑː)
a.
a yellow to greyish-yellow colour
b.
(as modifier)
a chamois stamp
verb (transitive)
5.
to dress (leather or skin) like chamois
6.
to polish with a chamois
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Chammy Leather
see synonyms of chammy leather nounWord forms: plural ˈchamois (ˈʃæmiz
; shamˈēz)
1.
a small goat antelope (Rupicapra rupicapra) of the mountains of Europe and the Caucasus, having straight horns with the tips bent backward
2.
a.
a soft leather made from its skin or from the skin of sheep, deer, goats, etc.
b.
also sp. ˈchammy Word forms: plural ˈchammies a piece of this leather, used as a polishing cloth
adjective
3.
made of chamois
4.
yellowish-brown
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈchamoised (ˈʃæmid
; shamˈēd) or ˈchamoising (ˈʃæmiɪŋ
; shamˈēiŋ)
5.
to polish with a chamois skin
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