headstone

head·stone  (hdstn)

n.

1. A memorial stone set at the head of a grave.

2. also head stone Architecture See keystone.

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headstone [ˈhɛdˌstəʊn]

n

1. a memorial stone at the head of a grave

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) Architect another name for keystone

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	headstone - the central building block at the top of an arch or vault keystone, key arch - (architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it building block - a block of material used in construction work coign, coigne, quoin - the keystone of an arch
	2.	headstone - a stone that is used to mark a grave gravestone, tombstone 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"

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headstone

noun gravestone, monument, tombstone, stone He placed two poppies at the base of the headstone.

Translations

headstone [ˈhedstəʊn] N (on grave) → lápida f (mortuoria)

headstone [ˈhɛdstəʊn] n (on grave) → pierre f tombale

headstone [ˈhɛdˌstəʊn] n (on grave) → lapide f, pietra tombale

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headstone [ˈhɛdˌstəʊn] n (on grave) → lapide f, pietra tombale