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CAT'S-EYE

\kˈatsˈa͡ɪ], \kˈatsˈa‍ɪ], \k_ˈa_t_s_ˈaɪ]\

Definitions of CAT'S-EYE

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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(Min.) A variety of quartz, translucent, yellowish, greenish, and greyish-brown. Found in Malabar, Ceylon, etc.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

n. A variety of quartz or chalcedony with opalescent reflections, as those form the eye of a cat.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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