Associations to the word «Shagreen»

Wiktionary

SHAGREEN, noun. An untanned leather, often dyed green; originally made from horse skin, today mostly made from the skin of a shark or ray.
SHAGREEN, verb. (transitive) To give a texture resembling shagreen leather.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley