cairns
plural of cairn
• Crains, arcsin, sarcin, scarin'
Cairns
A surname.
A city and port in Queensland, Australia, named after William Cairns.
• Crains, arcsin, sarcin, scarin'
Source: Wiktionary
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
21 February 2025
(noun) some artifact that has been restored or reconstructed; “the restoration looked exactly like the original”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
