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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
CHATOYANT
a.A hard stone, a little transparent, which being cut smooth presents on its surface and in the interior, an undulating or wavy light. It is of a yellowish gray color or verging to an olive green. It rarely exceeds the size of a filbert.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
CHATOYANT
Cha *toy "ant, a. Etym: [F., p. pr. of chatoyer to be chatoyant, fr. chat cat. ] (Min. )
Defn: Having a changeable, varying luster, or color, like that of a changeable silk, or oa a cat's eye in the dark.
CHATOYANT
CHATOYANT Cha *toy "ant, n. (Min. )
Defn: A hard stone, as the cat's-eye, which presents on a polished surface, and in the interior, an undulating or wary light.
New American Oxford Dictionary
chatoyant
cha toy ant |SHəˈtoi -ənt ʃəˈtoɪ -ənt | ▶adjective (of a gem, esp. when cut en cabochon ) showing a band of bright reflected light caused by aligned inclusions in the stone. DERIVATIVES cha toy ance noun, cha toy an cy |-ənsē |noun ORIGIN late 18th cent.: French, present participle of chatoyer ‘to shimmer. ’
Oxford Dictionary
chatoyant
chatoyant |ʃəˈtɔɪənt | ▶adjective (of a gem, especially when cut en cabochon ) showing a band of bright lustre caused by reflection from inclusions in the stone. DERIVATIVES chatoyance noun, chatoyancy noun ORIGIN late 18th cent.: French, present participle of chatoyer ‘to shimmer ’.
French Dictionary
chatoyant
chatoyant , ante adj. adjectif Qui chatoie. : Une étoffe chatoyante.
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