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headstone

noun
/ˈhɛdstoʊn/US

Etymology

From head + stone.

  1. derived from *steyh₂-✻ — “to stiffen”
  2. inherited from *stainaz✻ — “stone”
  3. inherited from *stain✻
  4. inherited from stān
  5. inherited from ston
  6. compounded as headstone — “head + stone”

Definitions

  1. A gravestone, a grave marker

    A gravestone, a grave marker: a monument traditionally made of stone placed at the head of a grave.

    • He called the contractor and ordered a replacement headstone with a new inscription.

  2. The cornerstone or principal stone of a building.

The neighborhood

Derived

headstoned

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA