Meaning of CAIRN
| Pronunciation: | | kehrn
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- [n] small rough-haired breed of terrier from Scotland
- [n] a mound of stones piled up as a memorial or to mark a boundary or path
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| | Synonyms: | | cairn terrier |
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| | See Also: | | mark, marker, marking, terrier | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
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| | Definition: | | stones intentionally piled by humans. |
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| | Related Terms: | | arch, barrow, bench mark, bookmark, boundary stone, brass, bust, catstone, cenotaph, column, cromlech, cross, cup, cyclolith, dolmen, footstone, grave, gravestone, headstone, hoarstone, inscription, landmark, lighthouse, lightship, mark, marker, mausoleum, megalith, memento, memorial, memorial arch, memorial column, memorial statue, memorial stone, menhir, milepost, milestone, monolith, monument, mound, necrology, obelisk, obituary, pharos, pillar, plaque, platform, prize, pyramid, reliquary, remembrance, ribbon, rostral column, seamark, shaft, shrine, stela, stone, stupa, tablet, testimonial, tomb, tombstone, tope, tower, trophy, watchtower |
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