footstone

  • 1Footstone — Foot stone (?; 110), n. The stone at the foot of a grave; opposed to headstone. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2footstone — [foot′stōn΄] n. a stone put at the foot of a grave …

    English World dictionary

  • 3Footstone — In the United Kingdom a grave usually has a headstone. However if the person was a felon (particularly a murderer) then their grave had a footstone to denote that they were a felon/murderer. Examples of this practice are in the Lucy Keep of… …

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  • 4footstone — noun Date: 1724 a stone placed at the foot of a grave …

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  • 5footstone — /foot stohn /, n. 1. a stone placed at the foot of a grave. 2. Masonry. a kneeler at the foot of a gable. [1875 80; FOOT + STONE. Cf. HEADSTONE] * * * …

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  • 6footstone — noun A gravestone placed at the foot of a grave; typically smaller than a headstone, and frequently resembling a large cobblestone …

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  • 7footstone — Synonyms and related words: arch, barrow, boundary stone, brass, bust, cairn, cenotaph, column, cornerstone, cromlech, cross, cup, cyclolith, dolmen, first stone, foundation stone, grave, gravestone, headstone, hoarstone, inscription, keystone,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 8footstone — foot•stone [[t]ˈfʊtˌstoʊn[/t]] n. a stone set at the foot of a grave • Etymology: 1875 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 9footstone — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : a single stone forming a kneeler at the foot of a gable slope to resist the thrust of the coping stones above 2. : a stone placed at the foot of a grave * * * /foot stohn /, n. 1. a stone placed at the foot of a grave. 2.… …

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  • 10Davy Crockett Birthplace State Park — Coordinates: 36°12′15″N 82°39′22″W / 36.20429°N 82.65607°W / 36.20429; 82.65607 Not to be confused with David …

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