bier
[ beer ]
/ bɪər /
noun
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
such a stand together with the corpse or coffin.
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Origin of bier
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH bier
beer bierWords nearby bier
biennial, biennium, bienvenu, bienvenue, bienville, bier, bier's method, bierce, bierkeller, bierkäse, biernacki's sign
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British Dictionary definitions for bier
bier
/ (bɪə) /
noun
a platform or stand on which a corpse or a coffin containing a corpse rests before burial
Word Origin for bier
Old English bǣr; related to beran to bear 1, Old High German bāra bier, Sanskrit bhārá a burden
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