noun🔗ShareAn untanned leather, often dyed green; originally made from horse skin, today mostly made from the skin of a shark or ray."The antique box was covered in a beautiful, textured shagreen. "materialanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA rough or spiny surface of an insect's cuticle."The entomologist examined the beetle's wing under a microscope, noting the fine shagreen that gave it a matte texture. "organisminsectbiologyanatomyappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo give a texture resembling shagreen leather."The artist decided to shagreen the wooden box, giving it a textured, bumpy surface similar to shark skin. "materialappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
