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American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1
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Herse
HERSE, n. hers.
1. In fortification, a lattice or portcullis in the form of a harrow, set with iron spikes. It is hung by a rope fastened to a moulinet, and when a gate is broken, it is let down to obstruct the passage. It is called also a sarrasin or cataract, and when it consists of straight stakes without cross-pieces, it is called orgues.
Herse is also a harrow, used for a chevaux de frise, and laid in the way or in breaches, with the points up, to obstruct or incommode the march of an enemy.
1. A carriage for bearing corpses to the grave. It is a frame only, or a box, as in England, borne on wheels.
2. A temporary monument set over a grave. [Unusual and not legitimate.]
3. A funeral eulogy. [Not used.]
HERSE, v.t. hers. To put on or in a herse.
1. To carry to the grave.
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Chicago: Noah Webster Jr., "Herse," American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 (New York: S. Converse, 1828), Original Sources, accessed April 16, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=8FAYKMEJHK6QNL4.
MLA: Webster, Noah, Jr. "Herse." American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, New York, S. Converse, 1828, Original Sources. 16 Apr. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=8FAYKMEJHK6QNL4.
Harvard: Webster, N, 'Herse' in American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1. cited in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, S. Converse, New York. Original Sources, retrieved 16 April 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=8FAYKMEJHK6QNL4.
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