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Bier

Bier Meaning & Definition
Bier Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Bier?

[n] a stand to support a corpse or a coffin prior to burial
[n] a coffin along with its stand; "we followed the bier to the graveyard"

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See Also | casket | catafalque | coffin | rack | stand

Bier In Webster's Dictionary

\Bier\, n. [OE. b[ae]e, beere, AS. b?r, b?re; akin to D. baar, OHG. b[=a]ra, G. bahre, Icel barar, D? baare, L. feretrum, Gr. ?, from the same ?? bear to produce. See 1st {Bear}, and cf. {Barrow}.] 1. A handbarrow or portable frame on which a corpse is placed or borne to the grave. 2. (Weaving) A count of forty threads in the warp or chain of woolen cloth. --Knight.

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