sharkskin

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noun

The skin of a shark; shagreen.

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Meanings

nounsharkskin (countable and uncountable, plural sharkskins)

plural sharkskins

  1. countableuncountableThe skin of a shark; shagreen.

    [B]ut not long after sundown we heard the booming of great sharkskin drums and, with our work done, we hurried in the direction of the music.

    1929, Robert Dean Frisbee, The Book of Puka-Puka, Eland, published 2019, page 18
  2. countableuncountableA shiny fabric made from synthetic fibers.

Synonyms & antonyms

Narrower
skin
Also see
shagreen

Origin

From shark + skin.

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Cite this entry
APA

sharkskin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sharkskin

MLA

“sharkskin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sharkskin. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sharkskin,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sharkskin.

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