gravestone.

A stone marker placed at a grave, often bearing a name and inscription.

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Words that belong together

• weathered gravestone
• engraved gravestone

On the page

Moss obscured the date on the weathered gravestone.

Usage notes

Primary category: horror / gothic. Forms: Singular gravestone; plural gravestones. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: atmosphere, description. Commonness: moderately common.