cairngorm
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of cairngorm
1785–95; short for Cairngorm stone, i.e., stone from Cairngorm Mountains
Example Sentences
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Rising, she pinned a cairngorm brooch at her neck, and went down to dinner.
From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie
Lady Katherine, even, has sent me a cairngorm brooch and a cordial letter.
From Red Hair by Glyn, Elinor
She had a ribbon of the MacGregor tartan on her cap, and an uncompromising cairngorm fastened her fichu of valuable point lace.
From The Golden Silence by Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel)
Dick was out of sight before the words were fairly spoken, and in ten minutes was back, bearing a large ram’s-horn snuff-box, with a big cairngorm set in the top, and the Frazer arms.
From Prince Ricardo of Pantouflia being the adventures of Prince Prigio's son by Browne, Gordon
Even the bald space at one side of the Glengarry cap glistened, as did the cairngorm brooch on the shoulder and the tops of the silver buttons.
From Dracula's Guest by Stoker, Bram
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