n. [ Gael. carn, gen. cairn, a heap: cf. Ir. & W. carn. ] 1. A rounded or conical heap of stones erected by early inhabitants of the British Isles, apparently as a sepulchral monument. [ 1913 Webster ]
Now here let us place the gray stone of her cairn. Campbell. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. A pile of stones heaped up as a landmark, or to arrest attention, as in surveying, or in leaving traces of an exploring party, etc. C. Kingsley. Kane. [ 1913 Webster ]
[ 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 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]
[けむりずいしょう, kemurizuishou] (n) smoky quartz; cairngorm; morion [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Cairn \Cairn\, n. [Gael. carn, gen. cairn, a heap: cf. Ir. & W.
carn.]
1. A rounded or conical heap of stones erected by early
inhabitants of the British Isles, apparently as a
sepulchral monument.
[1913 Webster]
Now here let us place the gray stone of her cairn.
--Campbell.
[1913 Webster]
2. A pile of stones heaped up as a landmark, or to arrest
attention, as in surveying, or in leaving traces of an
exploring party, etc. --C. Kingsley. Kane.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cairn
n 1: a mound of stones piled up as a memorial or to mark a
boundary or path
2: small rough-haired breed of terrier from Scotland [syn:
{cairn}, {cairn terrier}]
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