Meaning Of The Word Tiger's-eye

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tiger's-eye in American English
a semiprecious, yellow-brown stone, silicified crocidolite, used for ornament
noun: a golden-brown chatoyant stone used for ornament, formed by the alteration of crocidolite, and consisting essentially of quartz colored by iron oxide

tiger's-eye in British English
noun: a golden brown silicified variety of crocidolite, used as an ornamental stone

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