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Cairn

Cairn Meaning & Definition
Cairn Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Cairn?

[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

Synonyms | Synonyms for Cairn: cairn terrier

Related Terms | Find terms related to Cairn: 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

See Also | mark | marker | marking | terrier

Cairn In Webster's Dictionary

\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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