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shagreen noun[ U ] uk /ʃæɡˈriːn/ us /ʃʌˈɡriːn/ (alsoshagreen leather) a type of leather that has a raised pattern and was orginally made from the skin of a fish: He used rare materials such as bronze, vellum and shagreen in his work. The desk is inlaid with oyster-coloured shagreen leather. There has been unprecedented demand for shagreen recently. The new collection of furniture has inlaid parchment, snake, lizard, shagreen, and horn. She took a cigarette out of a shagreen case. Real shagreen is a natural hide, and is typically made from the skin of shark, stingray or dogfish, although now man-made replicas are widely used. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Tanning & leather buckskin calfskin chamois cowhide dubbin goatskin hide horsehide leather leatherette mock croc nappa nubuck patent suede tan tanner tannery tooled |