Meaning of shamoy | Babel Free

Definitions

Obsolete spelling of chamois.

alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable

Examples

“[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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