Sham"my (?), n. [F. chamious a chamois, shammy leather. See Chamois.]
1. Zool.
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.]
© Webster 1913.