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Cairngorm

noun
1.
A smoky yellow or brown quartz.  Synonym: smoky quartz.





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"Cairngorm" Quotes from Famous Books



... Highlander's eye was as clear as a cairngorm and as cold, but when it fell upon John Broom it took a twinkle not quite unlike the twinkle in the one eye of the sailor; and then, to his amazement, this grand creature beckoned to John Broom with ...
— Tales from Many Sources - Vol. V • Various
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... fountain of rosy flame. Beauchamp was magnificent, the rather quiet tartan of his clan being lighted up with all the silver and jewels of which the dress admits. In the hilt of his dirk, in his brooch, and for buttons, he wore a set of old family topazes, instead of the commoner cairngorm, so that as he entered he flashed golden light from the dark green cloud of his tartan. Not observing Alec, he advanced to Kate with the confidence of an accepted lover; but some motion of her hand or glance from her eyes warned him in time. He looked round, started a little, and greeted him ...
— Alec Forbes of Howglen • George MacDonald
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... Key of the World lies hidden in his sporran," he laughed back at her over his shoulder where the clan plaid fluttered above the cairngorm. ...
— In Secret • Robert W. Chambers
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Words linked to "Cairngorm" :   quartz


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