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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.

tiger's-eye

/ ˈtaɪɡəzˌaɪ; ˈtaɪɡərˌaɪ /

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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Word History and Origins

Origin of tiger's-eye1

First recorded in 1890–95

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Example Sentences

Or, if that seem too far beneath possible inquiry, how say you of a tigers eye, or a cats?

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