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4 words match “GRAVESTONE”

GRAVESTONE n.
A stone laid over, or erected near, a grave, usually with an inscription, to preserve the memory of the dead; a tombstone.
INSCULPTURE n.
An engraving, carving, or inscription. [Obs.] On his gravestone this insculpture. Shak.
STONE n.
A monument to the dead; a gravestone. Gray. Should some relenting eye Glance on the where our cold relics lie. Pope.
THROUGH a.
der Deck. -- Through cold, a deep-seated cold. [Obs.] Holland. -- Through stone, a flat gravestone. [Scot.] [Written also through stane.] Sir W. Scott. -- Through ticket, a ticket for the whole journey. -- Through train, a train which goes the whole length of a railway, or of a long route.