chatoyant
Collocations
4ADJ.
gleaming, terrible
VERB + CHATOYANT
colors, see
CHATOYANT + NOUN
clay
ADV.
greenly
Definitions
adj
Having a certain optical reflectance effect, which can be likened to the sheen of a spool of silk.
chatoyant effect
I managed to move sufficiently to see at the top, as I fired up the stairs, the yellow face of Dr. Fu-Manchu, to see the gleaming, chatoyant eyes, greenly terrible, as they sought to pierce the gloom.
noun
A hard stone, such as the cat's-eye, which presents on a polished surface, and in the interior, an undulating or wavy light.
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Synonyms
adjective — varying in color when seen in different lights or from diffe
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
3chatoyant effect
WiktionaryI managed to move sufficiently to see at the top, as I fired up the stairs, the yellow face of Dr. Fu-Manchu, to see the gleaming, chatoyant eyes, greenly terrible, as they sought to pierce the gloom.
WiktionaryCover a tin using two or more colors of chatoyant clay separated by black strips.
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