1. a stone marker placed at the head of a grave, typically inscribed with the name and dates of the deceased
2. the principal stone in a foundation or the keystone of an arch
Usage: architecture

Examples

• The old headstone was weathered and difficult to read.
• Fresh flowers were placed beside the marble headstone.
• The headstone bore the inscription ‘Beloved Mother and Wife.’
• They visited the cemetery to clean their grandfather’s headstone.
• The mason carefully carved the dates into the granite headstone.
• The architect specified limestone for the building’s headstone.
• Workers positioned the headstone at the top of the archway.