Sharkskin

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The skin of a shark; shagreen. countable, uncountable

    "[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."

  2. 2
    a smooth crisp fabric wordnet
  3. 3
    A shiny fabric made from synthetic fibers. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms
corduroycottonfabricnylonshagreen

Example

More examples

"Sharkskin can be used like the skin of other animals."

Etymology

From shark + skin.

More for "sharkskin"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.