cairngorm
Origin of cairngorm
1- Also called Cairngorm stone .
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How to use cairngorm in a sentence
They ascended the hills on the Cairngorms to 1400 or 1500 feet, and in Yorkshire to 2400 feet.
The Romance of Plant Life | G. F. Scott ElliotBen Nevis and the Cairngorms are partly composed of granite.
The Story of the Hills | H. N. HutchinsonIt came this morning with the box smashed, the bracelet bent, and one of the cairngorms forced out.
The Royal Mail | James Wilson HydeOrnaments were worn wherever there was a place for them, but the only jewels were cairngorms, and they were always set in silver.
In the Days of Queen Victoria | Eva March TappanThe larger ones—and some were very large—were as a rule discoloured, looking more like big cairngorms.
Prester John | John Buchan
British Dictionary definitions for cairngorm
/ (ˈkɛənˌɡɔːm, ˌkernˈɡɒrm) /
a smoky yellow, grey, or brown variety of quartz, used as a gemstone: Also called: smoky quartz
Origin of cairngorm
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