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Footstone vs Headstone - What's the difference?

footstone | headstone |

As nouns the difference between footstone and headstone

is that footstone is a gravestone placed at the foot of a grave; typically smaller than a headstone, and frequently resembling a large cobblestone while headstone is a gravestone, a grave marker: a monument traditionally made of stone placed at the head of a grave.

footstone

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A gravestone placed at the foot of a grave; typically smaller than a headstone, and frequently resembling a large cobblestone.

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    headstone

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A gravestone, a grave marker: a monument traditionally made of stone placed at the head of a grave.

    • See also

    * footstone * menhir * through-stone

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