tiger's-eye
Americannoun
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a golden-brown chatoyant stone used for ornament, formed by the alteration of crocidolite, and consisting essentially of quartz colored by iron oxide.
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a glass coating or glaze giving the covered object the appearance of this stone.
noun
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a golden brown silicified variety of crocidolite, used as an ornamental stone
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a glaze resembling this, used on pottery
Etymology
Origin of tiger's-eye
First recorded in 1890–95
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