footstone
[foo t-stohn]
noun
a stone placed at the foot of a grave.
Masonry. a kneeler at the foot of a gable.
Origin of footstone
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Related Words for footstone
stone, tablet, masterpiece, slab, pillar, testament, shrine, tombstone, statue, tomb, headstone, tribute, mausoleum, gravestone, marker, stele, monolith, record, column, ledgerExamples from the Web for footstone
Historical Examples of footstone
I held out for some time for the addition of a footstone at least.
Wessex TalesThomas Hardy
Grave e.—Simply a headstone and footstone, with the skeleton of a very small child between them; head east.
This same cipher is repeated on the footstone, and is evidently intentional.