About The Word Herse
Learn about the word Herse to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Herse definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Herse
| Herse Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Herse?Synonyms | Synonyms for Herse: Related Terms | Find terms related to Herse: See Also | Herse In Webster's Dictionary \Herse\ (h[~e]rs), n. [F. herse harrow, portcullis, OF.
herce, LL. hercia, L. hirpex, gen. hirpicis, and irpex, gen.
irpicis, harrow. The LL. hercia signifies also a kind of
candlestick in the form of a harrow, having branches filled
with lights, and placed at the head of graves or cenotaphs;
whence herse came to be used for the grave, coffin, or chest
containing the dead. Cf. {Hearse}.]
1. (Fort.) A kind of gate or portcullis, having iron bars,
like a harrow, studded with iron spikes. It is hung above
gateways so that it may be quickly lowered, to impede the
advance of an enemy. --Farrow.
2. See {Hearse}, a carriage for the dead.
3. A funeral ceremonial. [Obs.] --Spenser.
\Herse\, v. t. Same as {Hearse}, v. t. --Chapman. |
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Doughy ‐ having the consistency of dough because of insufficient leavening…
- Arethusa ‐ any of several bog orchids of the genus Arethusa having 1 or…
- Natterjack ‐ common brownish-yellow short-legged toad of western Europe; runs…
- Euglenophyceae ‐ coextensive with the division…
- Payoff ‐ a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing; "the…
- Outspokenness ‐ the trait of being blunt and…
- Racquet ‐ a sports implement (usually consisting of a handle and an oval…
- Hypostatize ‐ construe as a real existence, of a…
- Coaling station ‐ a seaport where ships can take on…
- Renal ‐ of or relating to…