pron. See the Note under Her, pron. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Rehearsal. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Astron.) See Uranus. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Of or relating to Sir William Herschel;
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. ]
v. t. Same as Hearse, v. t. Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]
pron.
By herself,
n. [ F., fr. herse a harrow. See Herse, n. ] (Fort.) A beam with projecting spikes, used to make a breach impassable. [ 1913 Webster ]