name
Meaning 1
The Cairngorms.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: attributive
Examples
- a Cairngorm resident
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
cairngorm
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noun
Meaning 2
A precious stone of smoky yellow-brown or gray-brown color, used in Scottish jewellery.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
a smoky yellow or brown quartz
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: smoky quartz
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: quartz
History
Etymology
So called because found among the Cairngorms, a mountainous region in Scotland.