SHAGREEN


Meaning of SHAGREEN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ sha-ˈgrēn, shə- ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.