Chammy

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Chamois \Cham"ois\ (sh[a^]m"m[y^] or sh[.a]*moi"; 277), n. [F.
     chamois, prob. fr. OG. gamz, G. gemse.]
     1. (Zool.) A small species of antelope ({Rupicapra tragus}),
        living on the loftiest mountain ridges of Europe, as the
        Alps, Pyrenees, etc. It possesses remarkable agility, and
        is a favorite object of chase.


        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A soft leather made from the skin of the chamois, or from
        sheepskin, etc.; -- called also {chamois leather}, and
        {chammy} or {shammy leather}. See {Shammy}.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  chammy
       n : a soft suede leather formerly from the sheep of the chamois
           antelope but now from sheepskin [syn: {chamois}, {chamois
           leather}, {chammy leather}, {shammy}, {shammy leather}]