shagreen
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noun
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.
adjective
3.
Also, sha·greened. resembling, covered with, or made of shagreen.
Origin:
1605–15; < French chagrin, variant of sagrin < Turkish sağrι rump, crupper
1605–15; < French chagrin, variant of sagrin < Turkish sağrι rump, crupper
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| —n | |
| 1. | the rough skin of certain sharks and rays, used as an abrasive |
| 2. | a rough grainy leather made from certain animal hides |
| [C17: from French chagrin, from Turkish çagri rump; also associated through folk etymology with | |
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Shagreen
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At the end of this period, if the shagreen is still stable, the species could be considered for delisting.
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