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Sharkskin

noun

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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

Etymology

From shark + skin.

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