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karn
noun 1name 1
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4ADJ.
below, opposite
VERB + KARN
brought
KARN + NOUN
furlong
PREP.
about, from, in
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noun
1
A pile of rocks.
Besides the single bason above-mention'd, I could not perceive one in all the rocks; but in a Karn below, overlooking, and it's sides almost perpendicular to the sea, I saw many furrows and clefts crossing the surface of the upper rocks; this lower-most Karn is call'd in the Cornish tongue Karn-a-wethen, that is, the Tree-Karn […]
This gorseddau lies opposite to a karn of rocks, which is called the Cheese-wring.
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Besides the single bason above-mention'd, I could not perceive one in all the rocks; but in a Karn below, overlooking, and it's sides almost perpendicular to the sea, I saw many furrows and clefts cro
Wiktionary02
This gorseddau lies opposite to a karn of rocks, which is called the Cheese-wring.
Wiktionary03
This quoit was brought from a karn about a furlong distance, near which is another cromlech, not so large.
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