cat's eye
or cat's-eye
[ kats-ahy ]
/ ˈkætsˌaɪ /
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noun, plural cat's eyes, 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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Origin of cat's eye
First recorded in 1545–55
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How to use cat's eye in a sentence
At every change of form a catseye will disappear and return to me.
The Rainbow Book Tales of Fun & Fancy|Mabel Henriette SpielmannDulcie recognised at once the curious colouring of a catseye.
The Rainbow Book Tales of Fun & Fancy|Mabel Henriette Spielmann
British Dictionary definitions for cat's eye (1 of 2)
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
British Dictionary definitions for cat's eye (2 of 2)
Catseye
/ (ˈkætsˌaɪ) /
noun
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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