"tiger's eye" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tiger's eyes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tiger's eye (plural tiger's eyes)
  1. A chatoyant gemstone that is usually yellow- to red-brown, with a silky lustre. Wikipedia link: tiger's eye Categories (topical): Gems Synonyms: tiger's-eye, tiger eye Translations (chatoyant gemstone): тигрово око (tigrovo oko) [neuter] (Bulgarian), 虎眼石 (hǔyǎnshí) (Chinese Mandarin), tigerøje [neuter] (Danish), tiikerinsilmä (Finnish), œil-de-tigre [masculine] (French), Tigerauge [neuter] (German), tigrisszem (Hungarian), occhio di tigre [masculine] (Italian), барын нүд (baryn nüd) (Mongolian), tygrysie oko [neuter] (Polish), olho de tigre [masculine] (Portuguese), тигро́вый глаз (tigróvyj glaz) [masculine] (Russian), ojo de tigre [masculine] (Spanish)

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