6 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Shammy \Sham"my\, n. [F. chamious a chamois, shammy leather. See {Chamois}.] 1. (Zool.) The chamois. [1913 Webster] 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}.] [1913 Webster] Shamois 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]: chamois n 1: a soft suede leather formerly from the sheep of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin [syn: {chamois leather}, {chammy}, {chammy leather}, {shammy}, {shammy leather}] 2: hoofed mammal of mountains of Eurasia having upright horns with backward-hooked tips [syn: {Rupicapra rupicapra}] From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Chamois only in Deut. 14:5 (Heb. zemer), an animal of the deer or gazelle species. It bears this Hebrew name from its leaping or springing. The animal intended is probably the wild sheep (Ovis tragelephus), which is still found in Sinai and in the broken ridges of Stony Arabia. The LXX. and Vulgate render the word by camelopardus, i.e., the giraffe; but this is an animal of Central Africa, and is not at all known in Syria. From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Chamois, MO (city, FIPS 13060) Location: 38.67715 N, 91.77001 W Population (1990): 449 (247 housing units) Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 65024 From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]: Chamois, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri Population (2000): 456 Housing Units (2000): 230 Land area (2000): 0.359529 sq. miles (0.931176 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.021011 sq. miles (0.054418 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.380540 sq. miles (0.985594 sq. km) FIPS code: 13060 Located within: Missouri (MO), FIPS 29 Location: 38.675603 N, 91.769749 W ZIP Codes (1990): 65024 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Chamois, MO Chamois
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