Hearse

hers, n. A carriage for conveying the dead to the grave: monument; tomb. —v. To lay in a hearse. [ME. and OF. herce, orig. a harrow, then a harrow-shaped frame for holding candles, used in churches and at funerals, then funeral-pageant, bier, — hearse, tomb, from L. hirpex, -pic is, a harrow.] Hearse'-cloth, n. A pall; cloth to cover a hearse.