hearse

¹hearse

noun \ˈhərs\

Definition of HEARSE

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

Origin of HEARSE

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

First Known Use: 14th century

Other Automotive Terms

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Rhymes with HEARSE

birse, burse, curse, Erse, nurse, perse, purse, terce, terse, verse, worse