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shagreen

[shuh-green] / ʃəˈgrin /
NOUN
patent leather
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The show’s sublime ensemble of his work illustrates how Frank’s clean lines are complemented by pale and pricey finishes of materials like parchment and shagreen.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 23, 2025

The Bay, from Los Angeles-based Made Goods, can be upholstered in a variety of fabrics — mohair, cotton velvet, shagreen — and colors, among them rosewater and turquoise.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 26, 2019

Its attenuated cabriole legs, delicate swags, and flowering-urn ornamentation reference the Louis XV period, but the diminutive artifact is surfaced in then-fashion-forward shagreen and ebony.

From Architectural Digest Aug. 27, 2014

Comers networked in an upper-deck dining area replete with oak, leather and shagreen.

From Forbes Jun. 26, 2013

During these proposed depravities Raikes had closed and fastened the door, seated himself at the table, and pressed the spring which detained the lid of the shagreen case.

From The Flaw in the Sapphire by Snyder, Charles M.




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