Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0011470, Sun, 8 May 2005 16:18:54 -0700

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Fwd: Re: cairns
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Steinmann is translated as "cairn" in the dictionary. The OED gives three
meanings:
a) a memorial (over a grave for example)
b) a boundary marker or landmark and
c) a mere heap of stones.

Carolyn

> From: "Donald B. Johnson" <chtodel@gss.ucsb.edu>
> Reply-To: Vladimir Nabokov Forum <NABOKV-L@LISTSERV.UCSB.EDU>
> Date: Sun, 8 May 2005 05:21:17 -0700
> To: NABOKV-L@LISTSERV.UCSB.EDU
> Subject: Fwd: Re: Nabokov's statues
>
> I've seen small stone constructions on mountail trails
> while hiking in Yosemite, and we would call them ... this is terrible. At
> this particular moment I can't remember the word. But I've wondered if the
> recurring image in PF might be emblematic in some way.
>
> AB

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