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saghri
Persian · medieval
"rough, untanned leather"
the same root as "shagreen", rough untanned leather
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Stage 2 of 3
chagrin
French · 1600s
"distress, irritation"
the roughness of the leather was metaphorically extended to a feeling of irritation
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Stage 3 of 3
chagrin
English · 1600s-1700s
"a feeling of embarrassment or annoyance"
adopted directly from French for the emotion
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