shagreen

[shuh-green]

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noun

an untanned leather with a granular surface, prepared from the hide of a horse, shark, seal, etc.

the rough skin of certain sharks, used as an abrasive.

adjective

Also sha·greened. resembling, covered with, or made of shagreen.

Origin of shagreen

1605–15; < French chagrin, variant of sagrin < Turkish sağrι rump, crupper

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Examples from the Web for shagreen

Shagreen was formerly very extensively used for covering the cases of watches, spectacles, surgical instruments, &c.
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British Dictionary definitions for shagreen

shagreen

noun

the rough skin of certain sharks and rays, used as an abrasive

a rough grainy leather made from certain animal hides

Word Origin for shagreen

C17: from French chagrin, from Turkish çagri rump; also associated through folk etymology with shag 1, green

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