Main Entry:

sha·green

Pronunciation:

\sha-ˈgrēn, shə-\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

by folk etymology from French chagrin, modification of Turkish sağrı

Date:

1677

1 : an untanned leather covered with small round granulations and usually dyed green 2 : the rough skin of various sharks and rays when covered with small close-set tubercles

— shagreen adjective