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shamois |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Shammy \Sham"my\, n. [F. chamious a chamois, shammy leather. See {Chamois}.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) 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}.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Shamois \Sham"ois\, Shamoy \Sham"oy\, n. See {Shammy}.
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