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gravestone

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grave·stone  (grvstn)
n.
A stone placed over a grave as a marker; a tombstone.
gravestone
Noun
a stone marking a grave
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Noun1.gravestonegravestone - a stone that is used to mark a grave
tombstone, headstone
tomb, grave - a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone); "he put flowers on his mother's grave"
monument, memorial - a structure erected to commemorate persons or events
stone - building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose; "he wanted a special stone to mark the site"
Translations
Spanish gravestone [ˈgreɪvstəun] n → lápida
French gravestone [ˈgreɪvstəun] n → pierre tombale
German gravestone [ˈgreɪvstəun] grave n → Grabstein m
Italian gravestone [ˈgreɪvstəun] n → pietra tombale
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"This broad rock is the gravestone of your near kindred, Dorcas," said her husband.
Mosses From An Old Manse and other stories by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
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.
From Twice Told Tales by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
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?
The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
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