headstone

[ hed-stohn ]
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noun
  1. a stone marker set at the head of a grave; gravestone.

Origin of headstone

1
First recorded in 1525–35; head + stone

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headstone

/ (ˈhɛdˌstəʊn) /


noun
  1. a memorial stone at the head of a grave

  2. architect another name for keystone

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