tiger's-eye
[ tahy-gerz-ahy ]
noun
a golden-brown chatoyant stone used for ornament, formed by the alteration of crocidolite, and consisting essentially of quartz colored by iron oxide.
a glass coating or glaze giving the covered object the appearance of this stone.
Origin of tiger's-eye
1First recorded in 1890–95
- Also tigereye.
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British Dictionary definitions for tiger's-eye
tiger's-eye
tigereye (ˈtaɪɡərˌaɪ)
/ (ˈtaɪɡəzˌaɪ) /
noun
a golden brown silicified variety of crocidolite, used as an ornamental stone
a glaze resembling this, used on pottery
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