chatoyant
A hard stone, such as the cat's-eye, which presents on a polished surface, and in the…A hard stone, such as the cat's-eye, which presents on a polished surface, and in the interior, an undulating or wavy light.
Meaning
1 sensesA hard stone, such as the cat's-eye, which presents on a polished surface, and in the interior, an undulating or wavy light.
Origin
From French chatoyant, present participle of chatoyer (“to iridesce, like a cat's eye”), fFrom French chatoyant, present participle of chatoyer (“to iridesce, like a cat's eye”), from chat (“cat”, because of the reflective qualities of a cat's eye).
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Forms
plural: chatoyants| Singular | chatoyant |
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See also
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