Definitions for shagreen

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shagreen sha·green

Spelling: [shuh-green]

IPA: /ʃəˈgrin/

Shagreen is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 279 anagrams from letters in shagreen (aeeghnrs).

Definitions for shagreen

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

1. Also, shagreened. resembling, covered with, or made of shagreen.

Origin of shagreen

1605-15; French chagrin, variant of sagrin Turkish sağrι rump, crupper

Examples for shagreen

shagreen was formerly very extensively used for covering the cases of watches, spectacles, surgical instruments, &c.