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bier

Pronunciation: /bɪə/

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Definition of bier

noun

  • a movable frame on which a coffin or a corpse is placed before burial or cremation or on which they are carried to the grave.

Origin:

Old English bēr, of Germanic origin; related to German Bahre, also to bear1

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