Shagreen

noun

/ʃəˈɡɹiːn/

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.nounAn untanned leather, often dyed green; originally made from horse skin, today mostly made from the skin of a shark or ray.

2.nounA rough or spiny surface of an insect's cuticle.

3.verbTo give a texture resembling shagreen leather.

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