shagreen
[ shuh-green ]
/ ʃəˈgrin /
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.
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Origin of shagreen
1605–15; <French chagrin, variant of sagrin<Turkish sağrι rump, crupper
Words nearby shagreen
shagged, shaggy, shaggy cap, shaggy-dog story, shaggy-mane, shagreen, shagreen skin, shagroon, shagtastic, shah, shahada
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Example sentences 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
/ (ʃæˈɡriːn) /
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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