bier (redirected from Biers)

bier  (bîr)

n.

1. A stand on which a corpse or a coffin containing a corpse is placed before burial.

2. A coffin along with its stand: followed the bier to the cemetery.

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[Alteration (influenced by French bière, coffin) of Middle English ber, from Old English br; see bher-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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bier

Noun

a stand on which a corpse or a coffin rests before burial [Old English bǣr]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bier - a coffin along with its stand; "we followed the bier to the graveyard" casket, coffin - box in which a corpse is buried or cremated
	2.	bier - a stand to support a corpse or a coffin prior to burial catafalque - a decorated bier on which a coffin rests in state during a funeral rack, stand - a support for displaying various articles; "the newspapers were arranged on a rack"

Translations

bier [bɪəʳ] n → féretro

bier [bɪəʳ] n → bière f (cercueil)

bier [bɪəʳ] n → bara