CAIRN

cairn, cairn terrier

(noun) small rough-haired breed of terrier from Scotland

cairn

(noun) a mound of stones piled up as a memorial or to mark a boundary or path

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

cairn (plural cairns)

A rounded or conical heap of stones erected by early inhabitants of the British Isles, apparently as a sepulchral monument.

A pile of stones heaped up as a landmark, to guide travelers on land or at sea, or to arrest attention, as in surveying, or in leaving traces of an exploring party, etc.

A cairn terrier.

Synonyms

• burial mound

Anagrams

• CARIN, Crain, Nicar., racin'

Source: Wiktionary

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Cairn, n. Etym: [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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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