TIGER'S-EYE


Meaning of TIGER'S-EYE in English

/tuy"geuhrz uy'/ , n.

1. a golden-brown chatoyant stone used for ornament, formed by the alteration of crocidolite, and consisting essentially of quartz colored by iron oxide.

2. a glass coating or glaze giving the covered object the appearance of this stone.

Also, tigereye .

[ 1890-95 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .