chammy leather
- noun
- /ˈʃæmi ˈlɛðər/
:
cuero de chamois
- I use a piece of chammy leather to clean my car.
Examples
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He polished the car with a chammy leather to give it a brilliant shine.
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Many detailers swear by chammy leather for drying and buffing vehicles.
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A chammy leather absorbs water quickly, making it ideal for cleaning windows.
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The chammy leather is perfect for polishing glass surfaces.
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He polished the car with a chammy leather to give it a brilliant shine.
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A chammy leather absorbs water quickly, making it ideal for cleaning windows.
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Many detailers swear by chammy leather for drying and buffing vehicles.
Synonyms
3
9.1
A soft cloth made from leather used for cleaning and polishing things
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8.0
A soft leather cloth used to dry and polish things like cars or shoes
1
9.9
A soft, thin leather cloth used for drying and polishing cars
A soft cloth made from animal skin used to dry and polish surfaces
A soft cloth made from animal skin that soaks up water and polishes surfaces
Soft absorbent cloth used to clean and shine cars and other surfaces
A soft cloth that soaks up water and polishes cars and windows
How Absorbent
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun phrase is compositional: 'chammy' names a soft, polishing-quality suede and 'leather' names treated animal skin, so together they denote a kind of leather used for cleaning/polishing. This type-of/material + noun pattern is straightforward and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Chammy leather comes from the soft skin of a small mountain goat called a 'chamois'. That soft skin became known as chammy and was a kind of leather people used for wiping, drying, and polishing, which is why the phrase now means a soft leather for cleaning.