- Cairn|gorm stone
- Cairn|gorm stone «KAIRN grm»,= cairngorm. (Cf. ↑cairngorm)
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Cairn|gorm stone
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cairn|gorm — «KAIRN grm», noun. a yellow or smoky brown variety of quartz used, especially in Scotland, for brooches, seals, and other ornaments. ╂[< Cairngorm, a peak in the Grampians, Scotland; (literally) blue stone < Scottish Gaelic carn cairn +… … Useful english dictionary
cairngorm — cairngorm, Cairngormstone Cairn*gorm stone [Gael. carn a cairn + gorm azure.] (Min.) A smoky yellow or brown variety of rock crystal, or crystallized quartz, found especially, in the mountain of Cairngorm, in Scotland. Syn: smoky quartz. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cairngormstone — cairngorm cairngorm, Cairngormstone Cairn*gorm stone [Gael. carn a cairn + gorm azure.] (Min.) A smoky yellow or brown variety of rock crystal, or crystallized quartz, found especially, in the mountain of Cairngorm, in Scotland. Syn: smoky quartz … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cairngorm — cairn•gorm [[t]ˈkɛərnˌgɔrm[/t]] n. mir jew smoky quartz • Etymology: 1785–95; short for Cairngorm stone, i.e., stone from Scottish mountain so named … From formal English to slang
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