Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An ornamental stone of a yellow color, with brilliant, chatoyant, or opalescent reflections due to its delicate fibrous Structure.
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Examples
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She lifted up a warrior carved out of tiger's-eye.
beneath an opal moon Lustbader, Eric 1980
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The common _cat's-eye_ and the _tiger's-eye_ are varieties of quartz enclosing fibrous minerals or replacing them while still keeping the arrangement that they had.
A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public Frank Bertram Wade
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Cat's-eye and tiger's-eye owe their peculiar appearance to the presence, within them, of many fine, parallel, silky fibers.
A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public Frank Bertram Wade
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Somewhat pricier are Lummertz's newly arrived large-scale oval disk and heart-shaped earrings, featuring tiger's-eye, white or pink opals, crisocola or black onyx set in 18-karat gold.
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