Bible Dictionaries
Hearse

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) A grave, coffin, tomb, or sepulchral monument.

(2):

(n.) A hind in the year of its age.

(3):

(v. t.) To inclose in a hearse; to entomb.

(4):

(n.) A carriage specially adapted or used for conveying the dead to the grave.

(5):

(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 wax lights and set up in a church, under which the coffin was placed during the funeral ceremonies.

(6):

(n.) A bier or handbarrow for conveying the dead to the grave.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Hearse'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​h/hearse.html. 1828.