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

We are glad to see that the obsolete Highland Practice of muffling the ears in a cairngorm has been definitely discarded.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-01-14 by Seaman, Owen, Sir

Lady Katherine, even, has sent me a cairngorm brooch and a cordial letter.

From Red Hair by Glyn, Elinor

Doreen darted forth such a golden flash from her cairngorm eyes as flooded the heart of the tempest-tossed young man with a gleam of sunshine.

From My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union by Wingfield, Lewis

Here is the first list; it lengthened speedily: thistle, tartan, haar, haggis, kirk, claymore, parritch, broom, whin, sporran, whaup, plaid, scone, collops, whisky, mutch, cairngorm, oatmeal, brae, kilt, brose, heather.

From Penelope's Experiences in Scotland by Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith