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Definition of Footstone
1. n. The stone at the foot of a grave; -- opposed to headstone.
Definition of Footstone
1. Noun. A gravestone placed at the foot of a grave; typically smaller than a headstone, and frequently resembling a large cobblestone. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Footstone
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Footstone
Literary usage of Footstone
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"... headstone, footstone, shaft, cross, ele. gray, a. 1. grey (vor. spelling, by
some toed trith different implication» from "gray"; "gray" is chiefly US, ..."
2. The Magazine of American History with Notes and Queries by John Austin Stevens, Benjamin Franklin DeCosta, Martha Joanna Lamb, Henry Phelps Johnston, Nathan Gilbert Pond, William Abbatt (1881)
"VI Here lies ye Bo dy of Mr Benja min Ledyard he Departed this Life April 7th
1777 in ye 76th year of his age (footstone) Mr Benjamin Ledyard VII CAPT ..."
3. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register by Henry Fritz-Gilbert Waters (1896)
"A low marble headstone and footstone. Rev. Parker Adams of New Hartford, Oneida Co.,
... A vertical marble head and footstone. Marian Anita and John Cobb, ..."
4. Bristol, Connecticut by Eddy N. Smith (1907)
"(footstone marked JH) In Memory of Mrs Hannah Hill ye: Wife of Mr Dan Hill She Died
... (footstone marked Hannah Hill.) 29th year of In Memory of Capt Caleb ..."
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