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hawk's-eye
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noun
a dark-blue chatoyant quartz formed by the silicification of crocidolite, used for ornamental purposes. Compare
tiger's-eye
(
def 1
)
.
Origin:
1675–85
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hawk's-eye
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n
a dark blue variety of the mineral crocidolite: a semiprecious gemstone
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Hawk-eyne
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bezoar
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a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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