Column
Stone
Stone noun - A shaped stone laid over or erected near a grave and usually bearing an inscription to identify and preserve the memory of the deceased.
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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The pillar hermits from late Antiquity would live atop a column of stone for years at a time.
Source: Hermit Guru -
Alderman Foodbotham, one-time Lord Mayor of Bradford in the Peter Simple newspaper column, was invariably described as weighing 25 stone (350 pounds).
Source: Large and in Charge -
Hudson manages one in "The Price" by hiding a shard of his stone skin in his clothes to use as a knife, then stabbing the robot, kicking Xanatos into a column, and warding off Owen with his reclaimed sword.
Source: Western Animation / Gargoyles
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