HEARSE


Meaning of HEARSE in English

I. ˈhərs noun

Etymology: Middle English herse, from Anglo-French herce harrow, frame for holding candles, from Latin hirpic-, hirpex harrow

Date: 14th century

1.

a. : an elaborate framework erected over a coffin or tomb to which memorial verses or epitaphs are attached

b. : a triangular candelabra for 15 candles used especially at Tenebrae

2.

a. archaic : coffin

b. obsolete : bier 2

3. : a vehicle for conveying the dead to the grave

II. transitive verb

( hearsed ; hears·ing )

Date: 1592

1.

a. archaic : to place on or in a hearse

b. : to convey in a hearse

2. : bury

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.