sharkskin

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Recent Examples of sharkskin Knoll and Jean-Michel Frank chairs are covered in a woven tweed; a desk, lavishly covered in his signature shagreen — or sanded sharkskin — punctuates the main room. Rose Apodaca Jones, WWD, 16 Aug. 2024 In addition to stamp sales (with proceeds benefiting the marine research society), Leicester planned to sell a Sea Turtle Cookery Book bound in sharkskin and a small newspaper titled the Times of New Atlantis. Fred Nadis, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2024 Keith: Man, my all-time favorite was the sharkskin pants, for sure. Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 17 Nov. 2023 The sharkskin suit was always one of my favorites. Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Aug. 2022 The low-pressure vortex helps to suck the sharkskin forward through the water. Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 14 Feb. 2012 Chef George grated the wasabi with a sharkskin grater, telling me that 99% of Japanese restaurants do not use real wasabi. Margie Goldsmith, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2022 The plague ran in the blood of men in sharkskin suits, who ran for president promising life and delivering death. Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2020 In 2012, Lauder tested swimsuit material, purported to reduce drag like sharkskin, that 80 percent of winning swimmers at the Sydney Olympics wore. Joanna Klein, National Geographic, 28 July 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sharkskin
Noun
  • The snakeskin leather stripes represent luxury and Atlanta’s high-end influence, while a peach on the tongue and a map of Atlanta on the insole nod to the city’s neighborhoods.
    Cassell Ferere, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Try out snakeskin with Dries Van Noten and Wales Bonner, or a playful cow print with Adidas.
    Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • It is believed that this snake preyed on large vertebrates, such as crocodiles, and used constriction to overpower its prey, similar to modern-day anacondas.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • During the early morning hours, one of the two crocodiles, a female, wandered toward a resident’s doorstep.
    Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • These goatskin leather gloves are a match for heavy-duty garden work.
    Nora Taylor, Architectural Digest, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Its glossy goatskin leather fabrication adds to the sumptuousness of it all.
    Alexis Bennett Parker, Vogue, 7 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Bibs are aerodynamic, don’t bind in the waist, stay up, and have a chamois to keep your undercarriage from getting chafed.
    Stephanie Pearson, WIRED, 31 May 2021
  • These subtly slim joggers are the perfect swap for my chamois on the drive back home—soft, stretchy, and stink-resistant, thanks to their 85 percent merino wool construction.
    Lily Ritter, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The four-piece Staud for St. Regis collection is crafted in raffia and embossed Italian calfskin.
    Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The watch is completed with a white calfskin strap with textile embossing and red hand stitching and a grade-5 titanium butterfly folding clasp.
    Anthony DeMarco, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Florida has more than 60 such crossings, to protect panthers, alligators, bears, bobcats and deer.
    Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
  • The owners have also realized that the 550-acre tract that includes the Sportatorium, once home to little but marsh birds and alligators, is now smack in the middle of a building boom that is sweeping southwest Broward.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Garvey, the former Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres first baseman and National League most valuable player in 1974, has played the baseball card to the hilt, even passing out autographed horsehides at many campaign stops.
    Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2024
  • According to its founder, Gary Eastman, the business attired nearly every other character in the series, producing the brown B-3 jackets worn by Austin Butler, Barry Keoghan, and others, as well as the Type A-2 horsehide and Type B-10 cotton jackets that also feature throughout the series.
    Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 21 Feb. 2024
Noun
  • The inside of the shoe is lined with plush sheepskin and fleece that molds to my feet for the perfect fit.
    Megan Schaltegger, Travel + Leisure, 26 Feb. 2025
  • On the hotel’s outdoor après-ski patio, guests can lounge in Perfect Moment chairs and houndstooth patterned outdoor sling chairs, layered with sheepskin.
    Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 16 Dec. 2024

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“Sharkskin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sharkskin. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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