cairngorm

American  

[kairn-gawrm] / ˈkɛərnˌgɔrm /

noun

1. smoky quartz.

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cairngorm British  

/ ˌkernˈɡɒrm, ˈkɛənˌɡɔːm /

noun

1. Also called: smoky quartz.  a smoky yellow, grey, or brown variety of quartz, used as a gemstone

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Etymology

Origin of cairngorm

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

Example Sentences

Rising, she pinned a cairngorm brooch at her neck, and went down to dinner.

From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie

The beryl green and the cairngorm brown Of the day through the deep leaves sifted down.

From The Garden of Dreams by Cawein, Madison J.

At this moment the jeweler returned with some half dozen brooches displayed on a plate, and shining with all the brilliancy of cairngorm stones, polished silver and variously-colored pebbles.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 24, March, 1873 by Various

Their fronts are hidden by hangings of tartan cloth; the windows are decked with sporrans, dirks, cairngorm plaid-brooches, ram's-head snuff-boxes, bullocks' horns and skean dhus.

From Camps, Quarters, and Casual Places by Forbes, Archibald

She wore her best black dress and her lace collar with the big cairngorm brooch; for the minister and his wife were expected to tea.

From Treasure Valley by MacGregor, Mary Esther Miller