chatoyancy

Variant of chatoyant

chatoyant definition

cha·toy·ant (s̸hə to̵i′ənt)

adjective

having a changeable color or luster chatoyant silk

Etymology: Fr, prp. of chatoyer, to change luster like the eye of a cat < chat, cat

noun

a gem or polished stone, as the cat's-eye, with such luster

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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