Category:Shammy

Sham"my, n. Etym: [f. chamious a chamois, shammy leather. See Chamois.]

1. (zoöl.)

Defn: the chamois.

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, Deer, and calf. See shamoying. [written also chamois, shamoy, and Shamois.]