shagreen

English

/ʃəˈɡɹiːn/

noun
Definitions
  • An untanned leather, often dyed green; originally made from horse skin, today mostly made from the skin of a shark or ray.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.

Etymology

Borrowed from French chagrin (sorrow) derived from Turkish sağrı.

Origin

Turkish

sağrı

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