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cat's-eye

[ kats-ahy ]
/ ˈkætsˌaɪ /

noun, plural cat's-eyes.

any of certain gems having a chatoyant luster, especially chrysoberyl.
a playing marble marked with eyelike concentric circles.

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Nearby words

cat's paw, cat's whisker, cat's whiskers, cat's-claw, cat's-ear, cat's-eye, cat's-foot, cat's-paw, cat's-tail, cat's-tail speedwell, cat-and-dog

Origin of cat's-eye

First recorded in 1545–55
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British Dictionary definitions for cat's-eye

cat's-eye

noun

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
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