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hearse

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hearse  (hûrs)
n.
1. A vehicle for conveying a coffin to a church or cemetery.
2. Roman Catholic Church A triangular candelabrum used at Tenebrae during Holy Week.
3. A framelike structure over a coffin or tomb on which to hang epitaphs.

[Middle English herse, a harrow-shaped structure for holding candles over a coffin, from Old French herce, from Medieval Latin hercia, from Latin hirpex, hirpic-, harrow, probably from Oscan hirpus, wolf (alluding to its teeth).]

hearse
Noun
a large car used to carry a coffin at a funeral [Latin hirpex harrow]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.hearsehearse - a vehicle for carrying a coffin to a church or a cemetery; formerly drawn by horses but now usually a motor vehicle
automotive vehicle, motor vehicle - a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails
Translations
Spanish hearse [həːs] ncoche m fúnebre
French hearse [həːs] ncorbillard m
German hearse [həːs] nLeichenwagen m
Italian hearse [həːs] ncarro funebre

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Dirk and I alone followed the hearse to the cemetery.
We reached Venice at eight in the evening, and entered a hearse belonging to the Grand Hotel d'Europe.
His son obeyed, and the crowd approached; they were bawling and hissing round a dingy hearse and dingy mourning coach, in which mourning coach there was only one mourner, dressed in the dingy trappings that were considered essential to the dignity of the position.
 
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