[H]e alone knew how deep was the deluded mans chagrin at the failure of the little plot which he fancied was prospering finely.
She was chagrined to note that the paint had dried into a blotchy mess.
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chagrin — 1. (cha grin) s. m. 1° Cuir grenu fait d ordinaire d une peau de mulet ou d âne. Peau de chagrin. Étui de chagrin. Relier un livre en chagrin. • C est avec le cuir de l âne que les Orientaux font le sagri que nous appelons chagrin, BUFF. âne … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
chagrin — CHAGRIN. s. m. Melancolie, ennuy: fascheuse, mauvaise humeur. Grand chagrin. noir chagrin. vivre avec chagrin. dans le chagrin. mourir de chagrin. exempt, delivré de tout chagrin. sans chagrin. Il est aussi adj. & il signifie, Melancolique,… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
chagrin — et souci, Anxietas, Scrupulositas, Angor, Angustia, Cura. Chagrin soing et solicitude pour autruy, Solicitudo. Qui est chagrin en soy mesme, Ex animo solicitus. Chose pleine de chagrin, Res solicita. Un fort grand chagrin et soing qu on a de bien … Thresor de la langue françoyse
Chagrin — Cha*grin , n. [F., fr. chagrin shagreen, a particular kind of rough and grained leather; also a rough fishskin used for graters and files; hence (Fig.), a gnawing, corroding grief. See {Shagreen}.] Vexation; mortification. [1913 Webster] I must… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Chagrin — (vom türkischen sağrı für Kruppe) bezeichnet eine Ledersorte aus der Rückenhaut der Pferde, Kamele, Esel, Maultiere und anderer Tiere. Chagrin Leder ist ein durch Körner, die in das noch feuchte Leder gedrückt und später wieder herausgeschüttelt… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Chagrin — may refer to: The Chagrin River Chagrin Falls, Ohio Chagrin Falls Township, Cuyahoga County, Ohio Chagrin Falls High School See also Shagreen, a type of leather This disambiguation page lists articles … Wikipedia
Chagrin [2] — Chagrin (Chagrain, spr. Schagräng), 1) starkes u. hartes Leder, aus den Häuten der Esel, Kameele u. den Rücken u. Lendentheilen der Pferdehäute in Bulgarien, Persien u. Astrakan bereitet; es kommt in allen Farben, vorzüglich aber meergrün, in… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Chagrin — Cha*grin , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chagrined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Chargrining}.] [Cf. F. chagriner See {Chagrin}, n.] To excite ill humor in; to vex; to mortify; as, he was not a little chagrined. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chagrín — (del fr. «chagrin») 1 m. *Tafilete. 2 Curtido hecho de manera que hace resaltar el granulado de la *piel … Enciclopedia Universal
chagrin — (n.) 1650s, melancholy, from Fr. chagrin melancholy, anxiety, vexation (14c.), via Angevin dialect chagraigner sadden from O.Fr. graignier grieve over, be angry, from graigne sadness, resentment, grief, vexation, from graim sorrowful, of unknown… … Etymology dictionary
chagrin — [n] displeasure annoyance, balk, blow, crushing, discomfiture, discomposure, disgruntlement, dismay, disquiet, dissatisfaction, embarrassment, fretfulness, frustration, humiliation, ill humor, irritation, letdown, mortification, peevishness,… … New thesaurus
