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Definition of Hearse

1. Noun. A vehicle for carrying a coffin to a church or a cemetery; formerly drawn by horses but now usually a motor vehicle.

Definition of Hearse

1. n. A hind in the second year of its age.

2. n. A framework of wood or metal placed over the coffin or tomb of a deceased person, and covered with a pall; also, a temporary canopy bearing wax lights and set up in a church, under which the coffin was placed during the funeral ceremonies.

3. v. t. To inclose in a hearse; to entomb.

Definition of Hearse

1. Noun. A hind in the second year of its age. ¹

2. Noun. A framework of wood or metal placed over the coffin or tomb of a deceased person, and covered with a pall; also, a temporary canopy bearing wax lights and set up in a church, under which the coffin was placed during the funeral ceremonies. ¹

3. Noun. A grave, coffin, tomb, or sepulchral monument. ¹

4. Noun. A bier or handbarrow for conveying the dead to the grave. ¹

5. Noun. A carriage or vehicle specially adapted or used for transporting a dead person to the place of funeral or to the grave. ¹

6. Verb. (dated) To enclose in a hearse; to entomb. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Hearse

1. to transport in a hearse (a vehicle for conveying corpses) [v HEARSED, HEARSING, HEARSES]

Medical Definition of Hearse

1. 1. A framework of wood or metal placed over the coffin or tomb of a deceased person, and covered with a pall; also, a temporary canopy bearing wax lights and set up in a church, under which the coffin was placed during the funeral ceremonies. 2. A grave, coffin, tomb, or sepulchral monument. "Underneath this marble hearse." "Beside the hearse a fruitful palm tree grows." (Fairfax) "Who lies beneath this sculptured hearse." (Longfellow) 3. A bier or handbarrow for conveying the dead to the grave. "Set down, set down your honorable load, It honor may be shrouded in a hearse." (Shak) 4. A carriage specially adapted or used for conveying the dead to the grave. See: Herse. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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