hawk's-eye

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hawks-ahy]
- /ˈhɔksˌaɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hawks-ahy]
- /ˈhɔksˌaɪ/

Definitions of hawk's-eye word

noun hawk's-eye a dark-blue chatoyant quartz formed by the silicification of crocidolite, used for ornamental purposes. Compare tiger's-eye (def 1). 1
noun hawk's-eye a dark blue variety of the mineral crocidolite: a semiprecious gemstone 0

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Origin of hawk's-eye

First appearance:

before 1675

One of the 48% oldest English words

First recorded in 1675-85

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Parts of speech for Hawk's-eye

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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hawk's-eye popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.