footstone
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/ ˈfʊtˌstoʊn /
noun
a stone placed at the foot of a grave.
Masonry. a kneeler at the foot of a gable.
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Example sentences from the Web for footstone
I held out for some time for the addition of a footstone at least.
Wessex Tales|Thomas HardyThis same cipher is repeated on the footstone, and is evidently intentional.
Grave e.—Simply a headstone and footstone, with the skeleton of a very small child between them; head east.