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Cairn - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Cairn : (noun)
1: a mound of stones piled up as a memorial or to mark a
boundary or path
2: small rough-haired breed of terrier from Scotland [syn: cairn
terrier]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Cairn : \Cairn\, n. [Gael. carn, gen. cairn, a heap: cf. Ir. & W.
carn.]
1. A rounded or conical heap of stones erected by early
inhabitants of the British Isles, apparently as a
sepulchral monument.
Now here let us place the gray stone of her cairn.
--Campbell.
2. A pile of stones heaped up as a landmark, or to arrest
attention, as in surveying, or in leaving traces of an
exploring party, etc. --C. Kingsley. Kane.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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