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Meaning
Noun
●
A
hind
(female
deer
) in the second year of her age.
●
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.
●
A
grave
,
coffin
,
tomb
, or
sepulchral
monument.
●
A
bier
or
handbarrow
for
conveying
the
dead
to the grave.
●
A
carriage
or
vehicle
specially
adapted
or used for
transporting
a
dead
person to the place of
funeral
or to the grave.
Verb
●
To
enclose
in a
hearse
; to entomb.
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Origin
hearse
English
herce
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
hirpex
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
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Rhymes
Erse
Hearse
Disburse
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