Meaning of HEADSTONE
| Pronunciation: | | 'hed`stown
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- [n] a stone that is used to mark a grave
- [n] the central building block at the top of an arch or vault
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| | Synonyms: | | gravestone, keystone, tombstone |
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| | See Also: | | arch, building block, coign, coigne, grave, memorial, monument, quoin, stone, tomb | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Head"stone`\, n.
1. The principal stone in a foundation; the chief or corner
stone. --Ps. cxviii. 22.
2. The stone at the head of a grave.
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| Dream Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Seeing a headstone in your dream, represents a forgotten or buried aspect of yourself which you need to acknowledge. Consider also the message on the headstone. It may indicate a statement about your life and its condition. |
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| | Related Terms: | | arch, barrow, boundary stone, brass, bust, cairn, cenotaph, column, cornerstone, cromlech, cross, cup, cyclolith, dolmen, first stone, footstone, foundation stone, grave, gravestone, hoarstone, inscription, keystone, ledger, marker, mausoleum, megalith, memento, memorial, memorial arch, memorial column, memorial statue, memorial stone, menhir, monolith, monument, mound, necrology, obelisk, obituary, pillar, plaque, prize, pyramid, quoin, reliquary, remembrance, ribbon, rostral column, shaft, shrine, stela, stone, stupa, tablet, testimonial, tomb, tombstone, tope, trophy |
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