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cairngorm definition

cairn·gorm (kern′gôrm′)

noun

a yellow or brown variety of quartz, used as a gem

Etymology: after Cairngorm mountain and range in NE Scotland, where orig. found < Gael carngorm < cairn + gorm, blue, azure

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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