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HEADSTONE [6 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

headstone : an item in the "Ceremonial Objects" class of the "Communication Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

stèle funéraire : objet de la classe «Objets cérémoniels» de la catégorie «Objets de communication».

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Funeral Services
DEF

A stone marking the head of a grave, and usually inscribed with the name, dates, etc., of the dead person.

OBS

The terms "tombstone" and "gravestone" are synonymous with "headstone" when referring to the erected stone at the head of the grave.

Key term(s)
  • tomb-stone
  • grave-stone

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pompes funèbres
DEF

Élément vertical destiné à recevoir les inscriptions, les décors et les ornements.

OBS

Au Canada, on utilise à tort le terme «monument funéraire» pour désigner la pierre tombale. Par ailleurs, la pierre placée horizontalement pour couvrir la sépulture est une dalle funéraire, et non pas une pierre tombale.

Spanish

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Record 3 2015-12-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Funeral Services
CONT

Also known as funeral insurance, final expense plans... offer a guaranteed cash value that grows as the policy matures.... Benefits range from $1, 000 to $25, 000 [with] coverage for the following final expenses :... casket costs, funeral service costs, headstone and engraving costs, cemetery plot expenses.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pompes funèbres
CONT

Certaines fabriques pensent déjà à imposer des frais de concession (bail), des frais supplémentaires pour l’inhumation (creusage de la fosse), de l’entretien et possiblement d’autres frais connexes pour espérer rentabiliser un tant soit peu leur cimetière.

Spanish

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Record 4 2015-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Funeral Services
DEF

[A grave] where the unidentified deceased are buried or those who are bankrupt and have no resources or loved ones to provide for the dignity of a headstone.

CONT

They buried the remains in a potter’s grave in [the] cemetery in Burlington.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pompes funèbres
CONT

Les croix, d'abord en pierre pour les riches, envahirent les champs de repos avec celles des pauvres gens, qui elles étaient en bois [...] Désormais, la tombe des pauvres sera reconnaissable : une croix à la tête d'un monceau de terre [...]

Spanish

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Record 5 2002-02-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Funeral Services
OBS

furnished for the burial of a veteran.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pompes funèbres

Spanish

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Record 6 1999-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Architecture
  • Architectural Styles
DEF

The central stone ... at the top of an arch; the last which is placed in its position to complete the construction of an arch.

CONT

If instead of letting the stones meet each other, a third stone be interposed, after the manner of a key-stone, we have the element of an arch.

Key term(s)
  • head stone
  • key stone

French

Domaine(s)
  • Architecture
  • Styles en architecture
DEF

Pierre taillée qui permet de bloquer, en son centre, la courbe d'un arc ou d'une voûte à cintre plein, surbaissé ou outrepassé.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Arquitectura
  • Estilos arquitectónicos
DEF

Dovela central de un arco.

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