shagreen in English

noun
1
sharkskin used as a decorative material or, for its natural rough surface of pointed scales, as an abrasive.
Pseudopecten dentatus, however, is prosocline, more equilateral and flaring, and lacks shagreen or near-shagreen microornament.
2
a kind of untanned leather with a rough granulated surface.
The knife, fork, and spoon were usually housed in a leather or shagreen case, although sometimes a more exotic material such as silver filigree was used.

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1. The shagreen cell is two layer with chlorophyll.

2. Mid 17th century (in the sense ‘melancholy’): from French Chagrin (noun), literally ‘rough skin, shagreen’, Chagriner (verb), of unknown origin.

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