Word of the Day for Thursday, January 6, 2011
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chatoyant \shuh-TOI-uhnt\, adjective:
chatoyant \shuh-TOI-uhnt\, adjective:
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1. Having changeable lustre; twinkling.
1. Having changeable lustre; twinkling.
2. (Of a gem, esp a cabochon) displaying a band of light reflected off inclusions of other minerals.
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That chatoyant, triumphant gleam in the B.O.'s eyes is gone!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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Chatoyant's poetic origin lies in the French chatoyer, "to gleam like a cat's eyes," from the French chat, "cat."
Chatoyant's poetic origin lies in the French chatoyer, "to gleam like a cat's eyes," from the French chat, "cat."
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