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单词 hearse
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hearse


hearse

H0107800 (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).]

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]

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.
Thesaurus
Noun1.hearse - a vehicle for carrying a coffin to a church or a cemeteryhearse - a vehicle for carrying a coffin to a church or a cemetery; formerly drawn by horses but now usually a motor vehicleautomotive vehicle, motor vehicle - a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails
Translations
灵车

hearse

(həːs) noun a car used for carrying a dead body in a coffin to a cemetery etc. 靈車 灵车

hearse


hearse

a vehicle, such as a specially designed car or carriage, used to carry a coffin to a place of worship and ultimately to a cemetary or crematorium

What does it mean when you dream about a hearse?

Dreaming about a hearse can be a reminder of our mortality. Otherwise, a part of ourselves or a part of our life that has died. (See also Burial, Coffin, Crypt, Dead/Death, Grave).

hearse

hearse 1. A framework of metal bars or rods placed over a tomb or coffin of a noble or very important person. 2. A canopy, usually of openwork or trellis, set over a bier, or more rarely over a permanent tomb; used especially to support candles, lighted at times of ceremony.

hearse


  • noun

Words related to hearse

noun a vehicle for carrying a coffin to a church or a cemetery

Related Words

  • automotive vehicle
  • motor vehicle
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