tiger's eye

English

Alternative forms

• tiger eye

Noun

tiger's eye (plural tiger's eyes)

1. A chatoyant gemstone that is usually yellow- to red-brown, with a silky luster.
   • 1913, Willa Cather, O Pioneers!

     Every one noticed her eyes; the brown iris had golden glints that made them look like gold-stone, or, in softer lights, like that Colorado mineral called tiger-eye.

Translations

chatoyant gemstone

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 虎眼石 (zh) (hǔyǎnshí)

• Finnish: tiikerinsilmä
• French: œil-de-tigre (fr) m
• German: Tigerauge (de) n
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• Italian: occhio di tigre m
• Mongolian: барын нүд (baryn nüd)
• Portuguese: olho de tigre m
• Russian: тигро́вый глаз m (tigróvyj glaz)
• Spanish: ojo de tigre m

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