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sharkskin

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sharkskin

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From shark + skin.

noun sharkskins

  1. countable, uncountable The 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.
  2. countable, uncountable A shiny fabric made from synthetic fibers.

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"sharkskin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sharkskin. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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sharkskin. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sharkskin

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"sharkskin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sharkskin.

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@misc{sharkskin_2026,
  title = {sharkskin},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sharkskin},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}