footstone
Americannoun
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a stone placed at the foot of a grave.
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Masonry. a kneeler at the foot of a gable.
Etymology
Origin of footstone
Example Sentences
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The only damage, other than the break, was a missing chuck of stone at the top right corner of the footstone.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 6, 2020
Mason plans to visit Minnesota next July and claim her uncle’s footstone - she is just not sure what she’ll do with it, she said.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 6, 2020
A small, white footstone sat unsteadily in the earth, like a loose tooth.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 4, 2020
And the footstone at the grave of Chief Gunner’s Mate Henry Lynde is inscribed “USS Santee.”
From Washington Post ● Aug. 30, 2018
And then, with a good tall slab at the head, and a footstone six foot away from it, it'll look just as if there was a man underneath.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 25, November, 1859 by Various
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