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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Cat's-eye

/(kăts"ī`)/ · Cat's·-eye · IPA
01 n. A variety of quartz or chalcedony, exhibiting opalescent reflections from within, like the eye of a cat. The name is given to other gems af…
  1. 1.
    A variety of quartz or chalcedony, exhibiting opalescent reflections from within, like the eye of a cat. The name is given to other gems affording like effects, esp. the chrysoberyl.(Min.)