cairn|gorm

cairn|gorm
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 + gorm gray-blue]

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  • Cairn Gorm — vom Coire an t Sneachda aus gesehen Höhe 1.245  …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Cairn Gorm — Infobox Mountain Name = Cairn Gorm Photo = Cairn gorm.jpg Caption = Cairn Gorm from across Coire an t Sneachda Elevation = 1,244 m (4,081 ft) Location = Cairngorms, Scotland Prominence = 145 m Coordinates = Topographic OS Landranger 36 Easiest… …   Wikipedia

  • Cairn Gorm — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Cairngorm. Cairn Gorm Vue du Cairn Gorm dominant le cirque glaciaire de Coire an t Sneachda …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Cairn Gorm — Sp Kèrn Gòrmas Ap Cairn Gorm angliškai Ap An Càrn Gorm geliškai (škotiškai) L k. Jungtinėje Karalystėje (Škotijoje) …   Pasaulio vietovardžiai. Internetinė duomenų bazė

  • Cairn|gorm stone — «KAIRN grm», = cairngorm. (Cf. ↑cairngorm) …   Useful english dictionary

  • gorm — cairn·gorm; gorm; gorm·ing; gorm·less; …   English syllables

  • cairn — cairn; cairn·gorm; …   English syllables

  • An Càrn Gorm — Sp Kèrn Gòrmas Ap Cairn Gorm angliškai Ap An Càrn Gorm geliškai (škotiškai) L k. Jungtinėje Karalystėje (Škotijoje) …   Pasaulio vietovardžiai. Internetinė duomenų bazė

  • Càrn Gorm — seen from Meall Garbh, two km to the NE. The Munro “Top” of An Sgorr is in the foreground. Elevation …   Wikipedia

  • cairngorm — cairn·gorm …   English syllables

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