hearse
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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
3
: a vehicle for conveying the dead to the grave
See 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
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2hearse
transitive verbhearsedhears·ing
Definition of HEARSE
1
a archaic : to place on or in a hearse b : to convey in a hearse
2
: bury
Examples of HEARSE
- <the cemetery hearses an average of eight bodies a week>
First Known Use of HEARSE
1592
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