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CHATOYANT
changeable, chatoyant, iridescent, shot
(adjective) varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles; “changeable taffeta”; “chatoyant (or shot) silk”; “a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
chatoyant (comparative more chatoyant, superlative most chatoyant)
(jewelry) Having a certain optical reflectance effect, which can be likened to the sheen of a spool of silk.
Noun
chatoyant (plural chatoyants)
(mineral) A hard stone, such as the cat's-eye, which presents on a polished surface, and in the interior, an undulating or wavy light.
Source: Wiktionary
Cha*toy"ant, a. Etym: [F., p. pr. of chatoyer to be chatoyant, fr. chat cat.] (Min.)
Definition: Having a changeable, varying luster, or color, like that of a changeable silk, or oa a cat's eye in the dark.
Cha*toy"ant, n. (Min.)
Definition: A hard stone, as the cat's-eye, which presents on a polished surface, and in the interior, an undulating or wary light.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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