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‖ chaˈtoyement rare.
[F.; see prec.]
Changing or undulating lustre; play of colour.
1816Cleaveland Min. 41 Changeable colors, or chatoyement, or play of colors; irised colors..For the former, which is the most beautiful, we have mentioned the French term chatoyement, because it is expressive, and because there is no word in English. Ibid. A mineral is said to exhibit changeable colors, or a chatoyement, when different collections of colors alternately appear and disappear. |