"headstone" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: headstones [plural]
Etymology: head + stone Etymology templates: {{compound|en|head|stone}} head + stone Head templates: {{en-noun}} headstone (plural headstones)
  1. A gravestone, a grave marker: a monument traditionally made of stone placed at the head of a grave. Categories (topical): Burial
    Sense id: en-headstone-en-noun-Lyk5s5Aq Disambiguation of Burial: 96 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 99 1 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 98 2
  2. The cornerstone or principal stone of a building.
    Sense id: en-headstone-en-noun-yQcUuF6c
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: footstone, menhir, through-stone

Inflected forms

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