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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
head·stone       [hed-stohn] Pronunciation Key
–noun
a stone marker set at the head of a grave; gravestone.

[Origin: 1525–35; head + stone]
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head·stone       (hěd'stōn')  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. A memorial stone set at the head of a grave.
  2. also head stone Architecture See keystone.

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key·stone       (kē'stōn')  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. Architecture The central wedge-shaped stone of an arch that locks its parts together. Also called headstone.
  2. The central supporting element of a whole.

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headstone

noun
1. the central building block at the top of an arch or vault [syn: keystone
2. a stone that is used to mark a grave [syn: gravestone

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Headstone

Head"stone`\, n. 1. The principal stone in a foundation; the chief or corner stone. --Ps. cxviii. 22.

2. The stone at the head of a grave.

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