shagreens
plural of shagreen
Source: Wiktionary
Sha*green", v. t.
Definition: To chagrin. [Obs.]
Sha*green", n. Etym: [F. chagrin, It. zigrino, fr. Turk. saghri the back of a horse or other beast of burden, shagreen. Cf. Chagrin.]
1. 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.
2. 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.
Sha*green", Sha*greened" a.
1. Made or covered with the leather called shagreen. "A shagreen case of lancets." T. Hook.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Covered with rough scales or points like those on shagreen.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 May 2024
(verb) practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive; “Don’t twist my words”
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
