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shagreen

sha·green
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [shuh-green]
    • /ʃəˈgrin/
    • /ʃæ.ˈɡriːn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shuh-green]
    • /ʃəˈgrin/

Definitions of shagreen word

  • noun shagreen an untanned leather with a granular surface, prepared from the hide of a horse, shark, seal, etc. 1
  • noun shagreen the rough skin of certain sharks, used as an abrasive. 1
  • adjective shagreen Also, shagreened. resembling, covered with, or made of shagreen. 1
  • noun shagreen the rough skin of certain sharks and rays, used as an abrasive 0
  • noun shagreen a rough grainy leather made from certain animal hides 0
  • noun shagreen rawhide with a rough, granular surface, made from the skin of the horse, seal, etc. 0

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Origin of shagreen

First appearance:

before 1605
One of the 40% oldest English words
1605-15; < French chagrin, variant of sagrin < Turkish sağrι rump, crupper

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Parts of speech for Shagreen

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

shagreen popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

shagreen usage trend in Literature

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Top questions with shagreen

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