headstone

Examples

• All

• And the headstone was all green and slimy from the rain.

  Fiction book (1994)

• The bird blinks at her from the headstone.

  Fiction book (1994)

• Harmony touched the headstone, which had to cost as much as just one of the sold farm lots, and felt salt water slide down her face.

  Fiction book (1994)

• Harmony touched the headstone.

  Fiction book (1994)

• They pull their horses off the trail, dismount, and tie them to a large cross-shaped headstone.

  Fiction book (1999)

• Woodlands: the name always made Harmony think of a fancy burial ground, with evergreen trees planted in rows along pathways, and bright croton growing behind headstones.

  Fiction book (1994)

• The architect placed the final headstone at the apex of the arch to ensure stability.

• Without the central headstone, the structure of the vault would collapse under its own weight.

Synonyms

K

key

vsheadstone

1 8.4

The central stone at the top of an arch that locks it together

is the same central stone but uses a more general block term

K

keystone

vsheadstone

1 7.2

A central stone at the top of an arch that holds it in place

is the central stone but description does not mention wedge shape

C

capstone

vsheadstone

1 6.8

A stone placed on the top of a wall or building to finish and protect it

is the central locking stone specific to arches rather than general top pieces

Q

quoin

vsheadstone

• Archaic

9.9

The central stone at the top of an arch that holds other stones

is the same central stone described in simpler general terms

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology