1. stone markers placed at the head of graves, typically inscribed with the name and dates of the deceased

Examples

• The old cemetery was filled with weathered headstones from the 1800s.
• They visited their grandmother’s grave and placed flowers by her headstone.
• The headstones in the military cemetery were arranged in perfect rows.
• Many headstones were damaged during the severe storm last winter.
• The marble headstone was engraved with a beautiful poem.
• Volunteers helped clean the moss-covered headstones in the historic graveyard.