chatoyant

Apr. 6th, 2007 07:28 am
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chatoyant - adj., having changeable luster or color.


As in shot silk or cat'- eye gems. From French, present participle of chatoyer, to shimmer like cats' eyes, from chat, cat + -oy-, verbal suffix.

---L.

Date: 2007-04-06 03:50 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] nugirlontheblok.livejournal.com
And I thought it was another name for being a 'my spacer'! ;p

Date: 2007-04-06 06:31 pm (UTC)

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