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gravestone [ˈgreɪvˌstəʊn] n
a stone marking a grave and usually inscribed with the name and dates of the person buried ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
gravestone Translations gravestone [ˈgreɪvˌstəʊn] n → pietra tombale, lapide f gravestone [ˈgreɪvˌstəʊn] n → pietra tombale, lapide f How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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"This broad rock is the gravestone of your near kindred, Dorcas," said her husband. The men of that generation watched for his reappearance, in sunshine and in twilight, but never saw him more, nor knew when his funeral passed, nor where his gravestone was. Some of the apartments were closed within and without; the shutters were only opened to admit a minute's air, showing the scared face of a footman, and immediately afterwards the window would be closed, like a gravestone falling on a sepulchre, and the neighbors would say to each other in a low voice, "Will there be another funeral to-day at the procureur's house? |
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