Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A pall; a cloth to cover a corpse when laid upon a bier.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A cloth for covering a coffin when on a bier; a pall.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A cloth for covering a coffin when on a bier; a pall.

Etymologies

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hearse +‎ cloth

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