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Chatoyant

Chatoyant Meaning & Definition
Chatoyant Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of 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"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Chatoyant: changeable | colorful | colourful | iridescent | shot

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Chatoyant In Webster's Dictionary

\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.
\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.

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