headstone
nounUS /ˈhɛdstoʊn/
Etymology From head + stone.
1
A gravestone, a grave marker: a monument traditionally made of stone placed at the head of a grave.
- He called the contractor and ordered a replacement headstone with a new inscription.2020, Akwaeke Emezi, The Death of Vivek Oji, Faber & Faber Ltd, page 227:
2
The cornerstone or principal stone of a building.
- Derived terms
- headstoned