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Definition of Shamois

1. n. See Shammy.

Definition of Shamois

1. chamois [n SHAMOIS] - See also: chamois

Lexicographical Neighbors of Shamois

Literary usage of Shamois

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

1. An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1893)
"(F..-G.) So called because formerly made from the chamois. ' shamois, or Chamois, a kind of wild goat, whose skin, being rightly dressed, makes our true ..."

2. A Practical Dictionary of the English and German Languages by Felix Flügel, Johann Gottfried Flügel (1861)
"... adj. soft; feê or — Seber, shamois, wash-leather; —gerber, ... trade or house of business of a shamois-dresser. ©am'ling, (str.) m. Hort, seedling. ..."

3. A Practical Dictionary of the English and German Languages by Felix Flügel, Johann Gottfried Flügel (1861)
"... adj. toft; f-ei or — gober, shamois, wash-leather; —gerbet, ... —gerberei, /. trade or house of business of a shamois-dresser. ©ïm'ling, (*tr.) m. ..."

4. A Dictionary of the Portuguese and English Languages, in Two Parts by Antonio Vieyra (1813)
"uur tern cor de comarco, of the co- ln' of shamois leather. Pelle de comarca, shamois, chamois, ..."

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