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shagreen
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sha·green  (sh-grn)
n.
1. The rough hide of a shark or ray, covered with numerous bony denticles and used as an abrasive and as leather.
2. An untanned leather with a granular surface that is often dyed green.

[French chagrin, sagrin, from Turkish sari, crupper, leather.]

sha·green adj.

shagreen [ʃæˈgriːn]
n
1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Tanning) the rough skin of certain sharks and rays, used as an abrasive
2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Tanning) a rough grainy leather made from certain animal hides
[from French chagrin, from Turkish çagri rump; also associated through folk etymology with shag1, green]
Translations
shagreen [ʃæˈgriːn] Nchagrín m, zapa f
shagreen
nChagrin(leder) nt


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