HERSAL
Her"sal, n.
Defn: Rehearsal. [Obs.] Spenser.
HERSCHEL
Her"schel, n. (Astron.)
Defn: See Uranus.
HERSCHELIAN
Her*sche"li*an, a.
Defn: Of or relating to Sir William Herschel; as, the Herschelian telescope.
HERSE Herse, n. Etym: [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.]
1. (Fort.)
Defn: A kind of gate or portcullis, having iron bars, like a harrow, studded with iron spikes. It is hung above gateways so that it may be quickly lowered, to impede the advance of an enemy. Farrow.
2. See Hearse, a carriage for the dead.