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head⋅stone

[hed-stohn]
–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')   
n.  
  1. A memorial stone set at the head of a grave.

  2. also head stone Architecture See keystone.

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