shagreen
sha·green
noun \sha-ˈgrēn, shə-\Definition of SHAGREEN
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
Origin of SHAGREEN
by folk etymology from French chagrin, modification of Turkish sağrı
First Known Use: 1677
Rhymes with SHAGREEN
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