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Gravestone — Grave stone, n. A stone laid over, or erected near, a grave, usually with an inscription, to preserve the memory of the dead; a tombstone. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gravestone — Allgemeine Informationen Genre(s) Progressive Rock, Heavy Metal Gründung 1977 Auflösung 1992 … Deutsch Wikipedia
gravestone — late 14c., stone over a grave; c.1200, stone coffin, from GRAVE (Cf. grave) (n.) + STONE (Cf. stone) … Etymology dictionary
gravestone — ► NOUN ▪ an inscribed headstone marking a grave … English terms dictionary
gravestone — [grāv′stōn΄] n. [ME graveston] an engraved stone marking a grave; tombstone … English World dictionary
gravestone — UK [ˈɡreɪvˌstəʊn] / US [ˈɡreɪvˌstoʊn] noun [countable] Word forms gravestone : singular gravestone plural gravestones a stone by a grave that shows the name of the person buried there and the dates when they were born and died … English dictionary
gravestone — [[t]gre͟ɪvstoʊn[/t]] gravestones N COUNT A gravestone is a large stone with words carved into it, which is placed on a grave. Syn: tombstone … English dictionary
Gravestone rubbing — is the practice of creating a rubbing by depositing a rendering material such as charcoal, wax or graphite on paper placed over the engraved surface of a gravestone in order to obtain an image of the stone s lettering and designs. It is often… … Wikipedia
Gravestone Doji — A type of candlestick pattern that is formed when the opening and closing price of the underlying asset are equal and occur at the low of the day. The long upper shadow suggests that the day s buying buying pressure was countered by the sellers… … Investment dictionary
gravestone — noun Date: 14th century a burial monument … New Collegiate Dictionary
gravestone — /grayv stohn /, n. a stone marking a grave, usually giving the name, date of death, etc., of the person buried there. [1175 1225; ME; see GRAVE1, STONE] * * * … Universalium
