chammy — noun a soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin • Syn: ↑chamois, ↑chamois leather, ↑chammy leather, ↑shammy, ↑shammy leather • Hypernyms: ↑leather • … Useful english dictionary
chammy — Chamois Cham ois (sh[a^]m m[y^] or sh[.a]*moi ; 277), n. [F. chamois, prob. fr. OG. gamz, G. gemse.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A small species of antelope ({Rupicapra tragus}), living on the loftiest mountain ridges of Europe, as the Alps, Pyrenees, etc. It… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chammy — n. chamois, leather prepared from the skin of the chamois … English contemporary dictionary
wash leather — noun piece of chamois used for cleaning and polishing • Hypernyms: ↑chamois, ↑chamois leather, ↑chammy, ↑chammy leather, ↑shammy, ↑shammy leather * * * wash leather noun 1. Split sheepskin prepared with oi … Useful english dictionary
chamois leather — noun a soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin • Syn: ↑chamois, ↑chammy, ↑chammy leather, ↑shammy, ↑shammy leather • Hypernyms: ↑leather • Hyponyms … Useful english dictionary
shammy leather — noun a soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin • Syn: ↑chamois, ↑chamois leather, ↑chammy, ↑chammy leather, ↑shammy • Hypernyms: ↑leather • Hyponym … Useful english dictionary
chamois leather — Chamois Cham ois (sh[a^]m m[y^] or sh[.a]*moi ; 277), n. [F. chamois, prob. fr. OG. gamz, G. gemse.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A small species of antelope ({Rupicapra tragus}), living on the loftiest mountain ridges of Europe, as the Alps, Pyrenees, etc. It… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shammy leather — Chamois Cham ois (sh[a^]m m[y^] or sh[.a]*moi ; 277), n. [F. chamois, prob. fr. OG. gamz, G. gemse.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A small species of antelope ({Rupicapra tragus}), living on the loftiest mountain ridges of Europe, as the Alps, Pyrenees, etc. It… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
jeans — [19] Jeans of the sort we would recognize today – close fitting working trousers made of hard wearing, typically blue cloth – emerged in America in the mid 19th century. But their antecedents have to be sought in a far distant place. The first… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
jeans — [19] Jeans of the sort we would recognize today – close fitting working trousers made of hard wearing, typically blue cloth – emerged in America in the mid 19th century. But their antecedents have to be sought in a far distant place. The first… … Word origins