hearselike

hearselike
Resembling or characteristic of a hearse.

These vehicles convey Esther from her hometown hospital, then to a city hospital, and finally from the city hospital in another hearselike conveyance...


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  • Hearselike — Hearse like ( l[imac]k ), a. Suitable to a funeral. [1913 Webster] If you listen to David s harp, you shall hear as many hearselike airs as carols. Bacon. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hearse — hearselike, adj. /herrs/, n. 1. a vehicle for conveying a dead person to the place of burial. 2. a triangular frame for holding candles, used at the service of Tenebrae in Holy Week. 3. a canopy erected over a tomb. [1250 1300; ME herse < MF… …   Universalium

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