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In looking up "Chrysoberyls" noticed a type possessing "chatoyancy" = resembling cat's eye. Beware of seductive females characterised by "chatoyancy".
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Beware of seductive females - Easier said than done: In most cases you only perceive the seductiveness after having been seduced. By the way, chatoyant is a rather usual word in French.
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So those things we have down the middle of the road in the UK could be said to be chatoyant. Must remember that, bound to be useful sometime.
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There is a rather uncommon defect of the iris of the eye, in which a portion is absent, causing pupil to somewhat resemble pupil of cat's eye. Called "coloboma". There used to be an eye operation that produced such an effect.For glaucoma, I think. I once knew a girl who had been born with a coloboma, and cruel kids called her "Cat-eye". Here is URL with picture. http://www.eyeatlas.com/box/171.htm
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Earth guys are easy.......
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*rimshot* grrreat movie!!!
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We've talked about this before. I remember it because I brought up the word. But a search in the AWAD archives doesn't bring up a thing.
Chatoyance is also a visual effect of some wood grains, particularly mahogany. I ran across the word in connection with my woodworking hobby about 18 months ago and we talked about it here.
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