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Stage 1 of 3
saghri
Persian · medieval
"rough, untanned leather"
the Persian name for a granular, untanned leather
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Stage 2 of 3
chagrin
French · 1500s-1600s
"granulated leather"
adopted for the distinctive rough-textured leather
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Stage 3 of 3
shagreen
English · 1600s-1700s
"a rough-textured, untanned leather"
settled as the English spelling for the leather
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