cat's-eye
[ kats-ahy ]
/ ˈkætsˌaɪ /
noun, plural cat's-eyes.
any of certain gems having a chatoyant luster, especially chrysoberyl.
a playing marble marked with eyelike concentric circles.
Origin of cat's-eye
First recorded in 1545–55
Words nearby cat's-eye
cat's paw,
cat's whisker,
cat's whiskers,
cat's-claw,
cat's-ear,
cat's-eye,
cat's-foot,
cat's-paw,
cat's-tail,
cat's-tail speedwell,
cat-and-dog
Example sentences from the Web for catseye
Dulcie recognised at once the curious colouring of a catseye.
The Rainbow Book Tales of Fun & Fancy |Mabel Henriette SpielmannAt every change of form a catseye will disappear and return to me.
The Rainbow Book Tales of Fun & Fancy |Mabel Henriette Spielmann
British Dictionary definitions for catseye (1 of 2)
Catseye
/ (ˈkætsˌaɪ) /
noun
trademark British
a glass reflector set into a small fixture, placed at intervals along roads to indicate traffic lanes at night
British Dictionary definitions for catseye (2 of 2)
cat's-eye
noun
any of a group of gemstones, esp a greenish-yellow variety of chrysoberyl, that reflect a streak of light when cut in a rounded unfaceted shape
Also called: ataata
a grazing marine gastropod, Turbo smaragdus, of New Zealand waters