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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He also paid a visit to the East Pike Cemetery, where he found Laurie Heikkila already had a footstone, virtually identical to the one in the lake, including an inscription of a cross.
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
I held out for some time for the addition of a footstone at least.
From Wessex Tales by Hardy, Thomas
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