cairngorm

[ kairn-gawrm ]

/ ˈkɛərnˌgɔrm /

noun

smoky quartz.

Also called Cairngorm stone .

Origin of cairngorm

1785–95; short for Cairngorm stone, i.e., stone from Cairngorm Mountains

Words nearby cairngorm

ça ira, caird, Caird Coast, Cairene, cairn, cairngorm, Cairngorm Mountains, Cairns, cairn terrier, Cairo, caisson

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Example sentences from the Web for cairngorm

My father was a rubber—a massage man for the Earl of Cairngorm.
Witch Winnie's Mystery, or The Old Oak Cabinet|Elizabeth W. Champney
Cairngorm: a yellow or brown variety of crystallized quartz found in Cairngorm, Scotland.
Tom Brown at Rugby|Thomas Hughes
We are glad to see that the obsolete Highland Practice of muffling the ears in a cairngorm has been definitely discarded.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, January 14, 1920|Various
But it is not true that the Cairngorm range of mountains is a distant place to tourists.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 382, October 1847|Various

So Kit shook his whip, and the Cairngorm flashed in the sun, and the spirit of youth did the same.
Cripps, the Carrier|R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore

British Dictionary definitions for cairngorm

cairngorm

/ (ˈkɛənˌɡɔːm, ˌkernˈɡɒrm) /

noun

a smoky yellow, grey, or brown variety of quartz, used as a gemstoneAlso called: smoky quartz

Word Origin for cairngorm

C18: from Cairn Gorm (literally: blue cairn), mountain in Scotland where it is found

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单词	cairngorm
释义	cairngorm [ kairn-gawrm ] / ˈkɛərnˌgɔrm / noun smoky quartz. Also called Cairngorm stone . Origin of cairngorm 1785–95; short for Cairngorm stone, i.e., stone from Cairngorm Mountains Words nearby cairngorm ça ira, caird, Caird Coast, Cairene, cairn, cairngorm, Cairngorm Mountains, Cairns, cairn terrier, Cairo, caisson Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cairngorm My father was a rubber—a massage man for the Earl of Cairngorm. Witch Winnie's Mystery, or The Old Oak Cabinet\|Elizabeth W. Champney Cairngorm: a yellow or brown variety of crystallized quartz found in Cairngorm, Scotland. Tom Brown at Rugby\|Thomas Hughes We are glad to see that the obsolete Highland Practice of muffling the ears in a cairngorm has been definitely discarded. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, January 14, 1920\|Various But it is not true that the Cairngorm range of mountains is a distant place to tourists. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 382, October 1847\|Various So Kit shook his whip, and the Cairngorm flashed in the sun, and the spirit of youth did the same. Cripps, the Carrier\|R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore British Dictionary definitions for cairngorm cairngorm / (ˈkɛənˌɡɔːm, ˌkernˈɡɒrm) / noun a smoky yellow, grey, or brown variety of quartz, used as a gemstoneAlso called: smoky quartz Word Origin for cairngorm C18: from Cairn Gorm (literally: blue cairn), mountain in Scotland where it is found Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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