ALL meanings of cat's-eye
cat's-eye
C c - noun cat's-eye any of a group of gemstones, esp a greenish-yellow variety of chrysoberyl, that reflect a streak of light when cut in a rounded unfaceted shape 3
- noun cat's-eye a grazing marine gastropod, Turbo smaragdus, of New Zealand waters 3
- noun cat's-eye any gem, stone, or piece of glass that reflects light in a way suggestive of a cat's eye, as a chrysoberyl or chalcedony, a child's marble, or a reflector glass on a road sign 3
- noun plural cat's-eye any of certain gems having a chatoyant luster, especially chrysoberyl. 1
- noun plural cat's-eye a playing marble marked with eyelike concentric circles. 1
- noun cat's-eye (mineralogy) A gemstone mineral (a variety of chalcedonic quartz) that has a lustre resembling the eye of a cat when cut en cabochon. 0
- noun cat's-eye (Britain, New Zealand) Any of a chain of reflecting studs used to demarcate traffic lanes. 0