2. Noun. (plural of cairn) ¹
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Definition of Cairns
1. cairn [n] - See also: cairn
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cairns
Literary usage of Cairns
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Records of the Past by Records of the Past Exploration Society (1904)
"On the south side of the Straits of San Juan de Fuca, cairns are reported at Port
Angeles. On Whidbey Island, 3^2 miles northwest from Coupeville, ..."
2. Report of the Annual Meeting (1871)
"On Ancient Sculptures and Objects of Art from Irish Cairns. By EUGENE ALFRED
CONWELL, LL.D.,MRIA The author's present intention is not to treat of the ..."
3. The Annual Register edited by Edmund Burke (1886)
"In 1856 Mr. Cairns was appointed one of Her Majesty's Counsel and a Bencher of
Lincoln's Inn. Lord Derby being called upon to form an Administration in Feb. ..."
4. The Past in the Present: What is Civilization? by Sir Arthur Mitchell (1881)
"One of the Caithness cairns is 240 feet long and 70 feet wide, and many cairns
are of great ... Many of our cairns were built by people in their stone age; ..."
5. The Gentleman's Magazine (1831)
"These round cairns, of which Dr. Hibbert counted more than twenty, are from three
... The result produced upon the loose stones, which in the form of cairns ..."
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