A piece of stone of a definite form and size (usually artificially shaped), used for some special… spec. = gravestone, n. 2, tombstone, n.
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| 释义 | the world > life > death > disposal of corpse > burial > grave or burial-place > [noun] > stone covering grave (15) stone1303 A piece of stone of a definite form and size (usually artificially shaped), used for some special… spec. = gravestone, n. 2, tombstone, n. gravestone1387 A stone placed over a grave, or at the entrance of a tomb; in later use also applied to an upright stone at the head or foot of a grave, bearing an… through-stonea1400 A large slab of stone laid over a tomb or grave; a horizontal gravestone; (also) a funeral monument consisting of a horizontal slab supported on… througha1425 A large slab of stone laid over a tomb or grave; a horizontal gravestone; (also) a funeral monument consisting of a horizontal slab supported on… burial-stone?a1500 a stone on a grave, a tomb-stone. trough1501 Apparently confused with through, n.1 3, a flat gravestone. Obsolete. ledgerc1510 A flat stone slab covering a grave. tombstone?1520 A stone coffin or sarcophagus. Obsolete. lair-stone1538 a gravestone. humeta1647 A slab of stone, as a tombstone, placed upon the ground. plank1660 A flat slab of stone; (in early use) esp. a gravestone. ledger-stone1851 = sense A. 3. flatstone1855 A horizontal gravestone. grave-cover1875 a stone slab covering a grave. hogback1889 Archaeology. More fully hogback tombstone. Chiefly in Scotland and northern England: a rectangular grave cover dating from the early medieval… |
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