Hearse — Defs

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

02 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…

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.[Obs.]
2.
A grave, coffin, tomb, or sepulchral monument.[Archaic]
“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.[Obs.]
“Set down, set down your honorable load, It honor may be shrouded in a hearse.” — Shak.
4.
A carriage or motor vehicle specially adapted or used for conveying the dead to the grave in a coffin.

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