hearse

Definition of Hearse in English :

1. hearse

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Hearse

noun

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

noun

1.

an automobile or carriage, used in a funeral for carrying the corpse

2.

a.

a framelike structure above a coffin or tomb, for candles, hangings, etc.

b.

a triangular framework to hold candles at Tenebrae

3. Archaic

a bier or coffin

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.