sharkskin
sharkskin · sharkskins
The skin of a shark; shagreenThe skin of a shark; shagreen.
» Sharkskin can be used like the skin of other animals.
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2 senses(countable, uncountable)The skin of a shark; shagreen.
(countable, uncountable)A shiny fabric made from synthetic fibers.
More definitions
- a smooth crisp fabric
Examples
1 sentencesSharkskin can be used like the skin of other animals.
Origin
From shark + skin.From shark + skin.
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Forms
plural: sharkskins| Singular | sharkskin |
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Word family
1 related wordsDerivedsharkskinned
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.