Shagreen
（重定向自Galuchat）
![An antique round box covered with pearl ray shagreen, ground down to produce a smooth, puzzle-like surface.](/Images/godic/202501/14/Galuchat_2.0653.jpg")
![The white handle of this tantō (left) is covered with shagreen in its natural form.](/Images/godic/202501/14/Tanto_Kunimitsu0653.jpg")
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Shagreen is a type of rawhide consisting of rough untanned skin, formerly made from a horse's back or that of an onager (wild ass). Shagreen is now commonly made of the skins of sharks and rays.
The word derives from the French chagrin and is related to Italian zigrino and Venetian sagrin, derived from the Turkic sağrı / çağrı 'rump of a horse' or the prepared skin of this part. The roughness of its texture led to the French meaning of anxiety, vexation, embarrassment, or annoyance.