cairngorm
cairngorm · cairngorms
A precious stone of smoky yellow-brown or gray-brown color, used in Scottish jewelleryA precious stone of smoky yellow-brown or gray-brown color, used in Scottish jewellery.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A precious stone of smoky yellow-brown or gray-brown color, used in Scottish jewellery.
a smoky yellow or brown quartz
Origin
So called because found among the Cairngorms, a mountainous region in Scotland.So called because found among the Cairngorms, a mountainous region in Scotland.
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Forms
plural: cairngorms| Singular | cairngorm |
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regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a smoky yellow or brown quartz:smoky quartz
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable