cairngorm en · NOUN
Etymology
So called because found among the Cairngorms, a mountainous region in Scotland.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A precious stone of smoky yellow-brown or gray-brown color, used in Scottish jewellery.
And then he led away the talk to their home in Devonshire, and the red, bright earth, and the deep-green combes, and the peat streams like cairngorm pebbles, and the wild moor with its high, cloudy tors for a giant background to the picture[…].
1857, Thomas Hughes, Tom Brown's School Days, Part II, Chapter 6:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cairngorms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |