English Explanatory Dictionary

cairngorm

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A precious stone of smoky yellow-brown or gray-brown color, used in Scottish jewellery.
name
  1. The Cairngorms.

Word forms

cairngorm cairngorms

Etymology

So called because found among the Cairngorms, a mountainous region in Scotland.

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