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cairn

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石堆紀念碑,石塚,堆石界標

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Cairn \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.

資料來源 : WordNet®

cairn
     n 1: a mound of stones piled up as a memorial or to mark a
          boundary or path
     2: small rough-haired breed of terrier from Scotland [syn: {cairn
        terrier}]
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