Definition of Chammy leather

1. Noun. A soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin.

Exact synonyms: Chammy, Chamois, Chamois Leather, Shammy, Shammy Leather
Generic synonyms: Leather
Specialized synonyms: Wash Leather

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chammy Leather

chamfron
chamfrons
chamisa
chamisal
chamisals
chamisas
chamise
chamises
chamiso
chamisos
chamlet
chamlets
chammied
chammies
chammy
chammy leather (current term)
chammying
chamois
chamois cloth
chamois cress
chamois leather
chamoised
chamoises
chamoising
chamoix
chamomile
chamomiles
chamomilla
chamosite
chamotte

Literary usage of Chammy leather

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Fishpingle: A Romance of the Countryside by Horace Annesley VACHELL (1917)
"... carrying a handsome tankard in one hand and a "chammy" leather in the other. Alfred was a good- looking young fellow, racy of the Wiltshire soil, ..."

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