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shagreen
sha·green S0311200 (shə-grēn′)n.1. The rough hide of a shark or ray with embedded denticles, used as an abrasive and as leather.2. An untanned leather with a granular surface that is often dyed green. [French chagrin, leather made from the croup of a horse, donkey, or mule, alteration (probably influenced by French chagrin, chagrin, because such leather is rough) of Middle French sagrin, from Turkish sağrı, croup, leather made from a horse's croup, from Old Turkic; perhaps akin to Mongolian saγu-, to sit.] sha·green′ adj.shagreen (ʃæˈɡriːn) n1. (Tanning) the rough skin of certain sharks and rays, used as an abrasive2. (Tanning) a rough grainy leather made from certain animal hides[C17: from French chagrin, from Turkish çagri rump; also associated through folk etymology with shag1, green]sha•green (ʃəˈgrin) n. 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. adj. 3. Also, sha•greened′. made of or resembling shagreen. [1605–15; < French chagrin, alter. of sagrin < Turkish sağrI rump, crupper] Translationsshagreen
shagreen[sha′grēn] (materials) A leather made by pressing grains into the hide to create indentations. The skin of certain sharks and rays containing small knobs. |