What does shamoy mean?
Shamoy means Obsolete spelling of chamois..
Looking up this word…
Checking saved dictionary data and trusted language sources. This will stop automatically if a source does not respond.
Checking saved dictionary data and trusted language sources. This will stop automatically if a source does not respond.
Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
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.
Use shamoy when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Shamoy means Obsolete spelling of chamois..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
[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.
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.