shamoy
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- 14
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- 13
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- 6
Definition of shamoy
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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(alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable)Obsolete spelling of chamois.
“[H]e seldom donned his armour, substituted costly damask and silk for his war-worn shamoy doublet, and affected at his advanced time of life more gaiety of attire than his contemporaries remembered as distinguishing his early youth.”
“I afterwards adopted the precaution of using very thin shamoy gloves, and have often taken observations at still lower temperatures without injury.”
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noun
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(alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable)Obsolete spelling of chamois.
“[H]e seldom donned his armour, substituted costly damask and silk for his war-worn shamoy doublet, and affected at his advanced time of life more gaiety of attire than his contemporaries remembered as distinguishing his early youth.”
“I afterwards adopted the precaution of using very thin shamoy gloves, and have often taken observations at still lower temperatures without injury.”
verb
- To prepare leather by working oil into the skin.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From a phonetic spelling of chamois, a word borrowed from French.
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