cat's eye

American  

[kats-ahy] / ˈkætsˌaɪ /

Or cat's-eye

noun

plural

cat's eyes, cat's-eyes

1. any of certain gems having a chatoyant luster, especially chrysoberyl.

2. a playing marble marked with eyelike concentric circles.

3. cat eye.

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cat's-eye British  

noun

1. 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

2. Also called: ataata.  a grazing marine gastropod, Turbo smaragdus , of New Zealand waters

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Etymology

Origin of cat's eye

First recorded in 1545–55

Example Sentences

There were my babysitting fees and an allowance for doing household chores—what I don’t know about toilet-cleaning is not worth knowing—which included the wringer-washer laundry that was to feature in Cat’s Eye.

From The Wall Street Journal

Skewering the art world in fiction is almost a tradition — think of “Cat’s Eye” by Margaret Atwood, and now, Ella Baxter’s second novel.

From Los Angeles Times

Those who know fashion recognize this as the cat's eye.

From Salon

That's called the reverse cat’s eye . . . which may be coincidental, who can say?

From Salon

From around the maid’s aproned skirts there appeared a single cat’s eye, a sickening yellow.

From Literature