headstone
English
editEtymology
editNoun
editheadstone (plural headstones)
- A gravestone, a grave marker: a monument traditionally made of stone placed at the head of a grave.
- 2020, Akwaeke Emezi, The Death of Vivek Oji, Faber & Faber Ltd, page 227:
- He called the contractor and ordered a replacement headstone with a new inscription.
- The cornerstone or principal stone of a building.
Translations
edittombstone — see tombstone