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shagreen

American  
[shuh-green] / ʃəˈgrin /

noun

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

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

adjective

  1. Also shagreened resembling, covered with, or made of shagreen.

shagreen British  
/ ʃæˈɡriːn /

noun

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

  2. a rough grainy leather made from certain animal hides

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Etymology

Origin of shagreen

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

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