footstone
7.4
A small stone placed at the foot of a grave to mark its end
- noun
- /ˈfutˌstoʊn/
:
piedra de pie
- The family placed a simple footstone at the base of the grave to honor their loved one.
- headstones and footstones
Examples
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William Dixon's footstone had a locomotive carved under his name because that's how he'd spent his early days before retiring to become an unlucky farmer.
Fiction book (1999) -
At the cemetery, each grave was marked with a footstone that displayed the deceased's name.
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He visited the memorial site, where a small footstone served as a marker for the beloved friend's final resting place.
Synonyms
tombstone
vsfootstone
52
3.7
A stone placed at a grave with the person's name and dates
is found at the foot or base rather than over or beside the grave
headstone
vsfootstone
31
3.5
A stone at the head of a grave with the person's name and dates
is placed at the foot or base rather than at the head of the grave
gravestone
vsfootstone
22
2.6
A stone that marks a grave with the person's name
is placed specifically at the foot or base rather than anywhere on the grave
9.9
A low base that supports a column or statue
is used as a grave or base marker as well as structural support
How Large
Surface Forms
footstone singular
footstones plural
Morphology
Etymology
Footstone comes from the parts foot ('base' or 'end') and stone ('rock' or 'marker'), and it refers to a small stone placed at the foot of a grave to mark its end.