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footstone
foot·stone F0240200 (fo͝ot′stōn′)n. A marking stone at the foot of a grave.footstone (ˈfʊtˌstəʊn) na memorial stone at the foot of a gravefoot•stone (ˈfʊtˌstoʊn) n. a stone set at the foot of a grave. [1875] footstone
kneeler, kneestone, skew kneeler, 1: K 1. A building stone which is sloped on top and flat on the bottom, as the stone that supports inclined coping on the slope of a gable. Also see footstone; gable springer. 2. The stone that breaks the horizontal-vertical unit-and-joint pattern of a normal masonry wall to begin the curve or angle of an arch or vault.ThesaurusSeekneeler |