tiger's-eye

[ tahy-gerz-ahy ]

noun
  1. a golden-brown chatoyant stone used for ornament, formed by the alteration of crocidolite, and consisting essentially of quartz colored by iron oxide.

  2. a glass coating or glaze giving the covered object the appearance of this stone.

Origin of tiger's-eye

1
First recorded in 1890–95

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British Dictionary definitions for tiger's-eye

tiger's-eye

tigereye (ˈtaɪɡərˌaɪ)

/ (ˈtaɪɡəzˌaɪ) /


noun
  1. a golden brown silicified variety of crocidolite, used as an ornamental stone

  2. a glaze resembling this, used on pottery

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