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tiger's_eye

tiger's eye

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  • tiger eye

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tiger's eye (plural tiger's eyes)

  1. A chatoyant gemstone that is usually yellow- to red-brown, with a silky luster.
    • 1913, Willa Cather, O Pioneers!
      Every one noticed her eyes; the brown iris had golden glints that made them look like gold-stone, or, in softer lights, like that Colorado mineral called tiger-eye.

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