cat's eye
or cat's-eye
any of certain gems having a chatoyant luster, especially chrysoberyl.
a playing marble marked with eyelike concentric circles.
Origin of cat's eye
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British Dictionary definitions for cat's-eye (1 of 2)
any of a group of gemstones, esp a greenish-yellow variety of chrysoberyl, that reflect a streak of light when cut in a rounded unfaceted shape
Also called: ataata a grazing marine gastropod, Turbo smaragdus, of New Zealand waters
British Dictionary definitions for Catseye (2 of 2)
/ (ˈkætsˌaɪ) /
trademark British a glass reflector set into a small fixture, placed at intervals along roads to indicate traffic lanes at night
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