单词 | shagreened |
释义 | shagreenedadj. 1. Having a roughened consistence or appearance like ‘shagreen’ or shark-skin. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > unevenness > [adjective] > rough > resembling shagreen or suede shagreened1721 suede-like1895 suede shoe1963 1721 R. Bradley Philos. Acct. Wks. Nature 74 Its Skin is Shagreen'd, like that of the Dog-Fish. a1798 T. Pennant Journey London to Isle of Wight (1801) II. 73 The back and tail shagreened. 1822 J. Parkinson Outl. Oryctol. 301 With a rough and shagreened surface in the soft tortoises. 1841 E. Newman Familiar Introd. Hist. Insects 28 The microscope shews the case of the egg to be shagreened in squares. 1866 E. C. Rye Brit. Beetles 47 Their elytra are shagreened in texture. 1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VIII. 595 These patches [of neurotic lichen], which have a shagreened aspect, spread quickly. 2. Covered with shagreen. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > skin or hide > [adjective] > made of skin or hide of specific animals buckskin1565 buffle1577 sheepskin1602 oxhide?1609 goatskin?1614 hogskin1658 cowhide1823 goat1833 parfleche1845 shagreened1847 pigskin1855 alligator1861 lizard-skin1895 parfleched1940 1847 Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. ; and in later Dicts. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < adj.1721 |
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