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Definition of headstone : 1. The principal stone in a foundation; the chief or corner stone.
2. The stone at the head of a grave.

Synonyms:

lynchpin, key fruit, stone, grave, winder, backbone, paint, anchor, linchpin, mainstay, keystone, tonality, samara, cay, tombstone, marker, gravestone, key

Usage examples:

• He knelt down by the headstone and pressed his face against it. - "Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 to 1906", Lucy Maud Montgomery.
• She pointed to the headstone of which I had taken a rubbing a day or two before. - "A Night on the Borders of the Black Forest", Amelia B. Edwards.
• And the common headstone, the memorial of some dead and gone farmer or labourer who lived and died in the village hard by, is still more intimate and suggestive. - "The Vanishing Man", R. Austin Freeman.