gravestone
Origin of gravestone
Related Words for gravestone
stone, tablet, masterpiece, slab, pillar, testament, shrine, tombstone, statue, tomb, headstone, tribute, mausoleum, gravestone, marker, stele, pole, indicator, flag, memorialExamples from the Web for gravestone
Contemporary Examples of gravestone
Also, Killer Blues did not make a gravestone for Gatemouth Brown.
He kneeled by the gravestone of Corporal James Cavaco and placed a rock on top of it.
But within a year he came up with his best-ever idea—encapsulated in an equation that he said he wanted on his gravestone.
His gravestone, which read "Ich hab's gewagt," or "I have dared," was taken down, according to Germany's Spiegel Online.
Soon the gravestone disappeared under all the floral tributes.
Historical Examples of gravestone
All around were graves, and the rider found he had a gravestone under him!
Russian Fairy TalesW. R. S. Ralston
On my word, that must be the gravestone of Preben Schwane and his wife!
What the Moon Saw: and Other TalesHans Christian Andersen
He slowly recovered calmness, and remained leaning on the gravestone.
The Daughters of DanausMona Caird
Do you know, Uniacke, it seems—it seems to me that the gravestone has been defaced.
Tongues of ConscienceRobert Smythe Hichens
"My wife's gravestone is the parrots' roosting place," said Fernando.
When the Owl CriesPaul Bartlett
gravestone
- a stone marking a grave and usually inscribed with the name and dates of the person buried