hearse
Also found in: Thesaurus, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.
hearse
(hûrs)n.
1. A vehicle for conveying a coffin to a church or cemetery.
2. Christianity 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).]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
hearse
(hɜːs)n
(Automotive Engineering) a vehicle, such as a specially designed car or carriage, used to carry a coffin to a place of worship and ultimately to a cemetery or crematorium
[C14: from Old French herce, from Latin hirpex harrow]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
hearse
(hɜrs)n.
1. a vehicle for conveying a dead person to the place of burial.
2. a triangular frame for holding candles, used at Tenebrae.
3. a canopy erected over a tomb.
[1250–1300; Middle English herse < Middle French herce a harrow < Latin hirpicem, acc. of hirpex]
hearse′like`, adj.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Switch to new thesaurus
Noun | 1. | hearse - 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 |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
Translations
عَرَبَة أو سَيّارة الموتى
pohřební vůz
ligvogn
ruumisauto
halottaskocsi
líkvagn
katafalkas
katafalkslīķrati
pohrebné auto
cenaze arabası
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
hearse
n → Leichenwagen m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
hearse
(həːs) noun a car used for carrying a dead body in a coffin to a cemetery etc.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.