cairngorm

[kairn-gawrm]

noun

smoky quartz.

Origin of cairngorm

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

Also called Cairngorm stone.

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Examples from the Web for cairngorm

Historical Examples of cairngorm

I am sending you a cairngorm brooch with diamonds, and hope you will like it.
A Bachelor Husband
Ruby M. Ayres
They are also met with in the granitic detritus of Cairngorm in Aberdeenshire.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines
Andrew Ure
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
Lady Katherine, even, has sent me a cairngorm brooch and a cordial letter.
Red Hair
Elinor Glyn
As it is I am going to make Cairngorm do something for Terwilliger this summer.
Witch Winnie's Mystery, or The Old Oak Cabinet
Elizabeth W. Champney

British Dictionary definitions for cairngorm

cairngorm

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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