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CAT'S EYE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cat's eye mean?
• CAT'S EYE (noun)
The noun CAT'S EYE has 1 sense:
1. any of various gems (as chrysoberyl or chalcedony) that reflect light when cut in a rounded shape
Familiarity information: CAT'S EYE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of various gems (as chrysoberyl or chalcedony) that reflect light when cut in a rounded shape
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("cat's eye" is a kind of...):
opaque gem (a gemstone that is opaque)
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