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单词 cairngorm
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cairngormn.

/kɛːnˈɡɔːm//ˈkɛːnɡɔːm//kɛːnˈɡɔːrəm/
Forms: Also cairngorm.
Etymology: < the mountain of that name (Gaelic Carngorm, i.e. blue cairn) between the shires of Aberdeen, Banff, and Inverness, where it is found.
(More fully cairngorm stone:) A precious stone of a yellow or wine-colour, consisting of rock-crystal coloured by oxide of iron or, according to Dana, by titanic acid; in common use for brooches and seals, and for ornamenting the handles of dirks, and other articles of Highland costume. Also attributive and in other combinations.
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1794 Agric. Surv. Banffs. 58 (Jam.) Scotch topazes, or what are commonly called Cairngorum stones.
1823 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto IX xliii. 26 And brilliant breeches, bright as a Cairn Gorme.
1859 All Year Round 12 Nov. 61 Scotch mulls, adorned with cairngorms set in silver thistles.
1861 C. W. King Antique Gems 1866 94 The Cairngorum..is only crystal coloured a dark orange or deep brown by some metallic oxide.
1871 G. Meredith Harry Richmond I. viii. 136 In satisfying Janet's wishes for riding-whips, knives, pencil-cases, cairngorm buttons, and dogs.
?1881 Census Eng. & Wales: Instr. Clerks classifying Occupations & Ages (?1885) 91 Lapidary. Cairngorm, Cameo..Cutter, Worker.
1883 H. Drummond Nat. Law in Spiritual World (ed. 2) 372 The hidden amethyst and cairngorm in the rock beneath.
1921 Dict. Occup. Terms (1927) §638 Cairngorm grinder.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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