hawk's-eye
[ hawks-ahy ]
noun
a dark-blue chatoyant quartz formed by the silicification of crocidolite, used for ornamental purposes.: Compare tiger's-eye (def. 1).
Origin of hawk's-eye
1First recorded in 1675–85
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British Dictionary definitions for hawk's-eye
hawk's-eye
noun
a dark blue variety of the mineral crocidolite: a semiprecious gemstone
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