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1. (adj.) chatoyant
changing in luster or color:
chatoyant silk.
2. chatoyant
(of a gemstone) reflecting a single streak of light when cut in a cabochon.
3. (n.) chatoyant
a chatoyant gemstone, as a cat's-eye.
Etymology: (1790–1800; < F, prp. of chatoyer to change luster like a cat's eye, v. der. of chatcat)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) changeable, chatoyant, iridescent, shot
varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles
"changeable taffeta"; "chatoyant (or shot) silk"; "a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) chatoyant
having a changeable, varying luster, or color, like that of a changeable silk, or oa a cat's eye in the dark
2. (noun) chatoyant
a hard stone, as the cat's-eye, which presents on a polished surface, and in the interior, an undulating or wary light
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