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).

Origin of hawk's-eye

1
First recorded in 1675–85

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British Dictionary definitions for hawk's-eye

hawk's-eye
noun

  1. a dark blue variety of the mineral crocidolite: a semiprecious gemstone

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