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Dutch
Etymology
From zeems (“chamois”) + leer. The final -s of zeems was preserved in the old forms zeemsleder and zeemsleer and still exists in Afrikaans seemsleer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzeːm.leːr/
- Hyphenation: zeem‧leer
Noun
zeemleer n (uncountable)
- chamois leather, wash-leather
- a cloth of chamois leather used for cleaning
- Synonym: zeem
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