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cat's-eye

[kats-ahy]
–noun, plural -eyes.
1. any of certain gems having a chatoyant luster, esp. chrysoberyl.
2. a playing marble marked with eyelike concentric circles.

Origin:
1545–55
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cat's-eye   (kāts'ī')
n.   pl. cat's-eyes
  1. Any of various semiprecious gems such as chrysoberyl, BeAl2O4, reflecting a band of light that shifts position as the gem is turned.

  2. A glass or plastic reflector designed to glow in the beam of a headlight, used on a vehicle as a safety device or set in rows along a highway as lane markers.

  3. A marble having an eyelike design, such as concentric circles or a colored center set in clear glass.

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