Past tense of 'hearse': to place in a hearse or to transport a coffin to a funeral service.
From 'hearse,' a noun referring to the funeral carriage, which became used as a verb in funeral and literary contexts. The verb form is now archaic or literary, used mainly in period pieces and historical writing.
The word 'hearse' originally referred to a type of ornamental candlestick (a 'hearse' was a large candelabra), and only later was applied to the funeral carriage because it was decorated similarly. That's a wild shift from fancy lighting to funeral carriages!
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