Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A memorial stone set at the head of a grave.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The principal stone in a foundation; the chief stone, as the corner-stone of a building, or the keystone of an arch. See cut under
arch . - noun A stone, usually inscribed, set at the head of a grave.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The principal stone in a foundation; the chief or corner stone.
- noun The stone at the head of a grave.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
gravestone , a grave marker: a monument traditionally made of stone placed at the head of a grave.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a stone that is used to mark a grave
- noun the central building block at the top of an arch or vault
Etymologies
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Examples
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"I don't know what [my headstone] is going to [say], but it will have enough information for people to know who I am."
At Rockville Cemetery, lessons for the living Sean Patrick Norris 2010
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It's not just the dogs: The whole place has an air of lunacy, beginning with the fact that some time ago its superintendent was convicted of stealing $175,000 in headstone fees for the purpose of, among other things, purchasing racehorses.
Rest in pees A walking tour of Congressional Cemetery Gene Weingarten 2010
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Perhaps until their wedding anniversary (November 21), or until her headstone is carved.
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Perhaps until their wedding anniversary (November 21), or until her headstone is carved.
Ring Reminders 2008
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Think about it: a cemetery — I mean a really old cemetery, not these new “memorial parks” where every headstone is flat to the ground and they all look the same — is really a museum without walls.
I Love Cemeteries | The Stiletto Gang The Stiletto Gang 2008
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The headstone is then altered to include the new arrival.
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Once the headstone is complete, the winner will receive four tickets to the park on October 21 for their "burial."
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Judge; the man mistakenly buried under Judge's headstone is most likely
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Casey’s headstone is in the works, he said, and is being built by a local monument company.
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Jewish tradition prescribes that you wait several months before holding a ceremony to "unveil" the headstone, which is then placed upon the grave.
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