Sharkskin vs. Shagreen — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Sharkskin and Shagreen
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Sharkskin
Sharkskin is a generic term used to describe a woven or warp-knitted fabric that imitates the shark's skin. The lines run from lower left to upper right on the face of the fabric .
Shagreen
Shagreen is a type of rawhide consisting of rough untanned skin, historically from a horse's or onager's back, or from shark or ray.
Sharkskin
The skin of a shark.
Shagreen
The rough hide of a shark or ray with embedded denticles, used as an abrasive and as leather.
Sharkskin
Leather made from the skin of a shark.
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Shagreen
An untanned leather with a granular surface that is often dyed green.
Sharkskin
A synthetic fabric having a smooth, somewhat shiny surface.
Shagreen
An untanned leather, often dyed green; originally made from horse skin, today mostly made from the skin of a shark or ray.
Sharkskin
A worsted fabric of a twill weave, having a slightly shiny appearance and used especially for suits.
Shagreen
(entomology) A rough or spiny surface of an insect's cuticle.
Sharkskin
The skin of a shark.
Shagreen
(transitive) To give a texture resembling shagreen leather.
Sharkskin
A shiny fabric made from synthetic fibers.
Shagreen
To chagrin.
Sharkskin
A smooth crisp fabric
Shagreen
A kind of untanned leather prepared in Russia and the East, from the skins of horses, asses, and camels, and grained so as to be covered with small round granulations. This characteristic surface is produced by pressing small seeds into the grain or hair side when moist, and afterward, when dry, scraping off the roughness left between them, and then, by soaking, causing the portions of the skin which had been compressed or indented by the seeds to swell up into relief. It is used for covering small cases and boxes.
Shagreen
The skin of various small sharks and other fishes when having small, rough, bony scales. The dogfishes of the genus Scyllium furnish a large part of that used in the arts.
Shagreen
Made or covered with the leather called shagreen.
Shagreen
Covered with rough scales or points like those on shagreen.
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