cairned


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cairn

 (kârn)
n.
A mound of stones erected as a memorial or marker.

[Middle English carne, from Scottish Gaelic carn, from Old Irish.]

cairned adj.
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cairned

(ˈkɛənd)
adj
marked by a cairn
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