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View synonyms for footstone

footstone

[ foot-stohn ]

noun

  1. a stone placed at the foot of a grave.
  2. Masonry. a kneeler at the foot of a gable.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of footstone1

1875–80; foot + stone. headstone
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Example Sentences

I held out for some time for the addition of a footstone at least.

Grave e.—Simply a headstone and footstone, with the skeleton of a very small child between them; head east.

This same cipher is repeated on the footstone, and is evidently intentional.

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