noun
- rough leather made from shark or ray skin, used for polishing or covering objects
- a granular surface texture resembling shagreen leather
verb
- to cover or finish with shagreen leather
Usage: rare
Examples
- The antique sword handle was wrapped in green shagreen.
- Craftsmen used shagreen to polish fine metalwork.
- The jeweler’s tools were stored in a shagreen case.
- The bookbinding featured shagreen covers with gold tooling.
- Traditional Japanese sword grips often used ray shagreen.
- The cabinet maker shagreens the surface for texture.