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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.

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

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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