noun
Meaning 1
Chamois leather.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Standard Lemma guide
shammy
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noun
Meaning 2
A cloth made of this leather.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
Champagne.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang, uncountable
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verb
Meaning 4
To clean with a chamois leather cloth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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noun
Meaning 5
a soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: chamois, chamois leather, chammy, chammy leather, shammy leather
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: leather
Narrower terms: wash leather
History
Etymology
From chamois with an initial sh to represent the sound /ʃ/ in English.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: zeem — chamois leather — see also chamois
- Dutch: zeemleer — chamois leather — see also chamois
- Russian: за́мша (zámša) — chamois leather — see also chamois
- Dutch: zeem — cloth — see also chamois
- Dutch: zeemlap — cloth — see also chamois
- Dutch: zeemvel — cloth — see also chamois