Synonyms for gravestone
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : greyv-stohn |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈgreɪvˌstoʊn |
Top 10 synonyms for gravestone Other synonyms for the word gravestone
Définition of gravestone
Origin :- late 14c., "stone over a grave;" c.1200, "stone coffin," from grave (n.) + stone (n.).
- As in monument : noun memorial, remembrance
- As in marker : noun something that marks
- As in tombstone : noun grave marker
- All around were graves, and the rider found he had a gravestone under him!
- Extract from : « Russian Fairy Tales » by W. R. S. Ralston
- On my word, that must be the gravestone of Preben Schwane and his wife!
- Extract from : « What the Moon Saw: and Other Tales » by Hans Christian Andersen
- He slowly recovered calmness, and remained leaning on the gravestone.
- Extract from : « The Daughters of Danaus » by Mona Caird
- Do you know, Uniacke, it seems—it seems to me that the gravestone has been defaced.
- Extract from : « Tongues of Conscience » by Robert Smythe Hichens
- "My wife's gravestone is the parrots' roosting place," said Fernando.
- Extract from : « When the Owl Cries » by Paul Bartlett
- By the gravestone of which mention has already been made her body is buried.
- Extract from : « The Oera Linda Book » by Anonymous
- There are nine graves or cippi, no gravestone or inscription.
- Extract from : « Brief Lives (Vol. 2 of 2) » by John Aubrey
- This note follows Herbert's verses on the gravestone of Henry Danvers.
- Extract from : « Brief Lives (Vol. 1 of 2) » by John Aubrey
- Is it the poet composing an inscription for the gravestone of his love?
- Extract from : « Goethe and Schiller » by L. Mhlbach
- We entered with hesitation lest the covering should be our gravestone.
- Extract from : « Cornish Characters » by S. Baring-Gould
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