graveside

[ greyv-sahyd ]

noun

adjective

Origin of graveside

First recorded in 1830–40; grave¹ + side¹

Her obituary stated that there would be a graveside service.
Miss Manners: Time for exec’s assistant to fix grammatical error | Judith Martin, Nicholas Martin, Jacobina Martin | March 25, 2021 | Washington Post
Early in the pandemic, I led a small, family-only graveside service for a military veteran and farmer.
Political cynicism has given way to love in Christian America | jakemeth | October 28, 2020 | Fortune
The graveside services at the LBJ Ranch were the coldest I ever experienced.
Notes on LBJ’s Death From His Closest Aide | Tom Johnson | January 22, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Then Donald carried the whinger with him and went back to the graveside, still open to the sky.
Border Ghost Stories | Howard Pease
Strange scenes sometimes are witnessed at the graveside, prompted perhaps by weird superstitions.
Our Southern Highlanders | Horace Kephart

At the graveside stood the nurse, still suffering from the effects of drink.
The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 25, January 1893 | Various
Then he saw that Glory was alone by the graveside, and his voice faltered and almost failed him.
The Christian | Hall Caine
And then, as if he had omitted a fact of some importance, he added: "I will kneel at his graveside before we go."
The Courage of Marge O'Doone | James Oliver Curwood

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