TIGEREYE

Meaning of TIGEREYE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtī-gər-ˌī ]

noun

or ti·ger's-eye -gərz-

Date: 1888

: a usually yellowish to brown chatoyant stone that consists of silicified crocidolite and is much used for ornament

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003

TIGEREYE — or tiger's-eye noun Date: 1888 a usually yellowish to brown chatoyant stone that consists of silicified crocidolite and is much …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TIGEREYE — or tiger's-eye Semiprecious quartz gem displaying chatoyancy, a vertical luminescent band like that of a cat's eye. Bands of parallel, …
Английский словарь Британика
TIGEREYE — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( -s ) 1. also tiger's-eye ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ plural tiger's-eyes : a usually yellow-brown chatoyant stone that is much …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TIGEREYE — /tuy"geuhr uy'/ , n. tiger's-eye.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TIGEREYE — n. type of semiprecious stone
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TIGEREYE — [ti.ger.eye] or ti.ger's-eye n (ca. 1891): a usu. yellowish to grayish brown chatoyant stone that is much used for ornament …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TIGEREYE — also spelled Tiger's-eye, semiprecious quartz gem displaying chatoyancy, a vertical luminescent band like that of a cat's eye. Veins of …
Britannica English vocabulary
TIGEREYE — n. or tiger's-eye Semiprecious quartz gem displaying chatoyancy, a vertical luminescent band like that of a cat's eye. Bands of …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
TIGEREYE — n. Pronunciation: ' t ī -g ə r- ˌ ī Variant: or ti · ger's-eye \ -g ə rz- \ …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
TIGER'S-EYE — noun see: tigereye
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CAT'S-EYE — Any of several gemstones that display a luminous band reminiscent of the eye of a cat. Grayish green or greenish …
Английский словарь Британика
SILKY — I. ˈsilkē, ˈsiu̇k-, -ki adjective ( usually -er/-est ) Etymology: silk (I) + -y 1. a. : consisting of silk …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TIGER'S-EYE — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ variant of tigereye
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HAWK'S-EYE — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( plural hawk's-eyes ) 1. : a blue variety of tigereye 2. : golden plover
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CROCIDOLITE — krōˈsid ə lˌīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: German krokydolith, from Greek krokyd-, krokys nap on cloth + German -o- …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TIGER'S-EYE — /tuy"geuhrz uy'/ , n. 1. a golden-brown chatoyant stone used for ornament, formed by the alteration of crocidolite, and consisting …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TIGER'S-EYE — see tigereye
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CROCIDOLITE — noun Etymology: German Krokydolith, from Greek krokyd-, krokys nap on cloth (akin to Greek krekein to weave) + German -lith …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CROCIDOLITE — [cro.cid.o.lite] n [G Krokydolith, fr. Gk krokyd-, krokys nap on cloth (akin to Gk krekein to weave) + G -lith …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CROCIDOLITE — also called Blue Asbestos, a gray-blue to leek-green, fibrous form of the amphibole mineral riebeckite. It has a greater tensile …
Britannica English vocabulary
CHATOYANCE — the property of some minerals to exhibit a wavy, luminous band with a silky lustre, reminiscent of the eye of …
Britannica English vocabulary
CAT'S-EYE — any of several gemstones that, when cut en cabochon (in convex form, highly polished), display a luminous band reminiscent of …
Britannica English vocabulary
CAT'S-EYE — Any of several gemstones that display a luminous band reminiscent of the eye of a cat. Grayish green or greenish …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

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