shagreen

Related to shagreen: shagreen skin

sha·green

(shə-grēn′)

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)

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

2. (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]

Translations

shagreen

[ʃæˈgriːn] N → chagrín m, zapa f

shagreen

n → Chagrin(leder) nt

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