Reference meaning
shagreen
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An untanned leather, often dyed green; originally made from horse skin, today mostly made from the skin of a shark or ray.
Other meanings
2. noun
A rough or spiny surface of an insect's cuticle.
3. verb
To give a texture resembling shagreen leather.
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