chammy
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cham·ois
(shăm′wä′, shăm′wä′, shăm′ē)n. pl. cham·ois (shăm′wä′, shăm′wä′, shăm′ēz)
1. Either of two species of agile goat antelopes (Rupicapra rupicapra or R. pyrenaica) of mountainous regions of Europe and western Asia, having upright horns with backward-hooked tips.
2. (shăm′ē) also cham·my or sham·my pl. cham·mies
a. A soft leather made from the hide of these antelopes or of other animals such as deer or sheep.
b. A piece of such leather or of a fabric or material made to resemble it, used as a polishing or drying cloth or in shirts.
3. (shăm′wä′, shăm′wä′, shăm′ē) A moderate to grayish yellow.
[French, from Middle French, from Old French, from Late Latin camōx, of pre-Roman Alpine origin and perhaps ultimately from Celtic *kambo-, crooked (in reference to the hooked horns of the chamois; compare Old Irish and Middle Welsh camm, crooked).]
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chammy
(ˈʃæmɪ)n, pl -mies
informal a piece of chamois leather used for polishing
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cham•ois
(ˈʃæm i; for 1 also ʃæmˈwɑ)n., pl. cham•ois, cham•oix (ˈʃæm iz; for 1 also ʃæmˈwɑ) n.
1. an agile goat antelope, Rupicapra rupicapra, of high mountains of Europe.
2. a soft, pliable leather from any of various skins dressed with oil.
3. a piece of this leather.
4. a cotton cloth simulating this leather.
v.t. 5. to dress (a pelt) to produce chamois.
6. to rub or buff with a chamois.
Also, chammy , shammy (for defs. 2–4, 6, 7). [1525–35; < Middle French < Late Latin camox]
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chammy
Past participle: chammied
Gerund: chammying
| Imperative |
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| chammy |
| chammy |
| Present |
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| I chammy |
| you chammy |
| he/she/it chammies |
| we chammy |
| you chammy |
| they chammy |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I chammied |
| you chammied |
| he/she/it chammied |
| we chammied |
| you chammied |
| they chammied |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am chammying |
| you are chammying |
| he/she/it is chammying |
| we are chammying |
| you are chammying |
| they are chammying |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have chammied |
| you have chammied |
| he/she/it has chammied |
| we have chammied |
| you have chammied |
| they have chammied |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was chammying |
| you were chammying |
| he/she/it was chammying |
| we were chammying |
| you were chammying |
| they were chammying |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had chammied |
| you had chammied |
| he/she/it had chammied |
| we had chammied |
| you had chammied |
| they had chammied |
| Future |
|---|
| I will chammy |
| you will chammy |
| he/she/it will chammy |
| we will chammy |
| you will chammy |
| they will chammy |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have chammied |
| you will have chammied |
| he/she/it will have chammied |
| we will have chammied |
| you will have chammied |
| they will have chammied |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be chammying |
| you will be chammying |
| he/she/it will be chammying |
| we will be chammying |
| you will be chammying |
| they will be chammying |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been chammying |
| you have been chammying |
| he/she/it has been chammying |
| we have been chammying |
| you have been chammying |
| they have been chammying |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been chammying |
| you will have been chammying |
| he/she/it will have been chammying |
| we will have been chammying |
| you will have been chammying |
| they will have been chammying |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been chammying |
| you had been chammying |
| he/she/it had been chammying |
| we had been chammying |
| you had been chammying |
| they had been chammying |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would chammy |
| you would chammy |
| he/she/it would chammy |
| we would chammy |
| you would chammy |
| they would chammy |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have chammied |
| you would have chammied |
| he/she/it would have chammied |
| we would have chammied |
| you would have chammied |
| they would have chammied |
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Noun 1. [画像:chammy - a soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin]chammy - a soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin
leather - an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
wash leather - piece of chamois used for cleaning and polishing
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