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tiger's-eye

[ tahy-gerz-ahy ]

noun

  1. a golden-brown chatoyant stone used for ornament, formed by the alteration of crocidolite, and consisting essentially of quartz colored by iron oxide.
  2. a glass coating or glaze giving the covered object the appearance of this stone.


tiger's-eye

/ ˈtaɪɡərˌaɪ; ˈtaɪɡəzˌaɪ /

noun

  1. a golden brown silicified variety of crocidolite, used as an ornamental stone
  2. a glaze resembling this, used on pottery
“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 tiger's-eye1

First recorded in 1890–95
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Example Sentences

Or, if that seem too far beneath possible inquiry, how say you of a tigers eye, or a cats?

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