- the free dictionary.
Shagreen is a type of
rawhide consisting of
rough untanned skin,
historically from a horse's or onager's back, or from
shark or ray...
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rudimentary shoe
originating in
Ireland and
Scotland that was
constructed using untanned hide.
Modern brogues feature decorative perforations.
These are
often said...
- perfume: in the
Odyssey Menelaus and his men are
disguised as
seals in
untanned seal skins, "and the
deadly smell of the seal
skins vexed us sore; but...
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Parchment is a
writing material made from
specially prepared untanned skins of animals—primarily sheep, calves, and goats. It has been used as a writing...
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Untanned hide or
animal skin...
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distinguishes an
upper class (whose
superficial veins appeared blue
through their untanned skin) from a
working class of the time. The
latter consisted mainly of...
- It is
usually made of wood or
metal and
often covered with
shagreen (
untanned tough leather or
shark skin).
Shark skin
proved to be the most durable...
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ruthless wretch; and he was clad in the skin of a
monstrous lion of raw hide,
untanned; and he bare a s****y bow of olive, and a bow,
wherewith he shot and killed...
- may
refer to:
Shagreen or chagrin, a type of
rawhide consisting of
rough untanned skin
Chagrin (surname), a Hebrew-language
surname Chagrin River, a tributary...
- fronds. In
climates that
required a full foot covering, a
single piece of
untanned hide was
laced with a thong,
providing full
protection for the foot and...
