chatoyant : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: chatoyant	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for chatoyant
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
chatoyant adj varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles; "changeable taffeta"; "chatoyant (or shot) silk"; "a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent" Synonym(s): changeable, chatoyant, iridescent, shot
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Chatoyant \Cha*toy"ant\, a. [F., p. pr. of chatoyer to be chatoyant, fr. chat cat.] (Min.) Having a changeable, varying luster, or color, like that of a changeable silk, or oa a cat's eye in the dark.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Chatoyant \Cha*toy"ant\, n. (Min.) A hard stone, as the cat's-eye, which presents on a polished surface, and in the interior, an undulating or wary light.