Definitions For Shagreen

Verb

{{en-verb}} (transitive) To give a texture resembling shagreen leather.

Noun

SHAGREEN. (countable and uncountable, plural SHAGREENs) An untanned leather, often dyed green; originally made from horse skin, today mostly made from the skin of a shark or ray. (entomology) A rough or spiny surface of an insect's cuticle.

Synonyms

untanned leather chagrin, galuchat, sharkskin

See also

maroquin

Etymology

1677, Anglicized form of chagrin, from {{bor, en, fr, chagrin}}, from {{der, en, tr, sağrı}}. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2008.{{R:Merriam Webster Online}}Webster's New World College Dictionary 2010 However, the etymology of French chagrin is complex and disputed, likely of Germanic origin – whether there was any influence between an existing French word of Germanic origin and a Turkish loan is unclear.

Anagrams

Henegars, erenaghs, green ash