tiger's-eye

[ tahy-gerz-ahy ]

noun

1. a golden-brown chatoyant stone used for ornament, formed by the alteration of crocidolite, and consisting essentially of quartz colored by iron oxide.
2. a glass coating or glaze giving the covered object the appearance of this stone.

tiger's-eye

/ ˈtaɪɡərˌaɪ; ˈtaɪɡəzˌaɪ /

noun

1. a golden brown silicified variety of crocidolite, used as an ornamental stone
2. a glaze resembling this, used on pottery

Word History and Origins

Origin of tiger's-eye¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

A tumbled piece of tiger’s-eye may calm you down.

From Washington Post

“And tiger’s-eye is for stability,” he says, adding a striated brown one.

From Washington Post

They’re just the right companions for, say, falling-apart braised veal cheek on a ragout of tiger’s-eye beans, tinted green with kale pesto.

From Washington Post

Thanks to other luxury items such as Balenciaga’s leather handbags festooned with images of kittens, Gucci’s exuberant cat-appliqué sweater and Van Cleef & Arpels’s latest cat pin, made of yellow gold, onyx and tiger’s-eye, it is wholly possible to wear one’s love for cats on one’s sleeve and remain chic.

From Wall Street Journal

I like the M.I.C.A.’s chunky bangle style, with white or black snakeskin that features lapis lazuli and pearls on the black model and tiger’s-eye with obsidian on the white one.

From New York Times