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Definition of Shagreen
1. v. t. To chagrin.
2. n. A kind of untanned leather prepared in Russia and the East, from the skins of horses, asses, and camels, and grained so as to be covered with small round granulations. This characteristic surface is produced by pressing small seeds into the grain or hair side when moist, and afterward, when dry, scraping off the roughness left between them, and then, by soaking, causing the portions of the skin which had been compressed or indented by the seeds to swell up into relief. It is used for covering small cases and boxes.
3. a. Made or covered with the leather called shagreen.
Definition of Shagreen
1. Noun. An untanned leather, often dyed green; originally made from horse skin, today mostly made from the skin of a shark or ray. ¹
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Definition of Shagreen
1. the rough skin of certain sharks [n -S]
Medical Definition of Shagreen
1. 1. A kind of untanned leather prepared in Russia and the East, from the skins of horses, asses, and camels, and grained so as to be covered with small round granulations. This characteristic surface is produced by pressing small seeds into the grain or hair side when moist, and afterward, when dry, scraping off the roughness left between them, and then, by soaking, causing the portions of the skin which had been compressed or indented by the seeds to swell up into relief. It is used for covering small cases and boxes. 2. The skin of various small sharks and other fishes when having small, rough, bony scales. The dogfishes of the genus Scyllium furnish a large part of that used in the arts. Origin: F. Chagrin, It. Zigrino, fr. Turk. Saghri the back of a horse or other beast of burden, shagreen. Cf. Chagrin. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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