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.
Words nearby bier
biennial, biennium, bienvenu, bienvenue, bienville, bier, bier's method, bierce, bierkeller, bierkäse, biernacki's sign
Origin of bier
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH bier
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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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