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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

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Origin of hawk's-eye1

First recorded in 1675–85

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