"Shammy" is a word in ENGLISH
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.
The chamois.
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A sort of leather, prepared from the skin of the buffalo, dressed with oil, like chamois; also, the skins of …
Read the complete definitionA soft leather made from the skin of the chamois, or from sheepskin, etc.; -- called also chamois leather, and …
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Read the complete definitiongamúsa - (Sp. gamuza) Chamois; shammy skin, leather made from the skin of the chamois or of other antelopes.
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