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hawk's-eye

[ hawks-ahy ]

noun

  1. a dark-blue chatoyant quartz formed by the silicification of crocidolite, used for ornamental purposes. Compare tiger's-eye ( def 1 ).


hawk's-eye

noun

  1. a dark blue variety of the mineral crocidolite: a semiprecious gemstone
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of hawk's-eye1

First recorded in 1675–85

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