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bier

Noun

∙ A litter to transport the corpse of a dead person.
∙ A platform or stand where a body or coffin is placed.
∙ A count of forty threads in the warp or chain of woollen cloth.

BABYLON ENGLISH
bier n.
stand, platform (for a coffin)

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
bier
bier
\bier\ (&?;), n. [oe. b?e, beere, as. b&?;r, b&?;re; akin to d. baar, ohg. bāra, 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.
similar words(1)

pillow bier

WORDNET 2.0
bier
Noun
1. a coffin along with its stand; "we followed the bier to the graveyard"
(hypernym) coffin, casket
2. a stand to support a corpse or a coffin prior to burial
(hypernym) rack, stand
(hyponym) catafalque

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Bier
A bier is a stand on which a corpse, coffin, or casket containing a corpse, is placed to lie in state or to be carried to the grave.
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WIKTIONARY - Yabla

bier

Noun

∙ A litter to transport the corpse of a dead person.
∙ A platform or stand where a body or coffin is placed.
∙ A count of forty threads in the warp or chain of woollen cloth.

BABYLON ENGLISH
bier n.
stand, platform (for a coffin)

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
bier
bier
\bier\ (&?;), n. [oe. b?e, beere, as. b&?;r, b&?;re; akin to d. baar, ohg. bāra, 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.
similar words(1)

pillow bier

WORDNET 2.0
bier
Noun
1. a coffin along with its stand; "we followed the bier to the graveyard"
(hypernym) coffin, casket
2. a stand to support a corpse or a coffin prior to burial
(hypernym) rack, stand
(hyponym) catafalque

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Bier
A bier is a stand on which a corpse, coffin, or casket containing a corpse, is placed to lie in state or to be carried to the grave.
See more at Wikipedia.org...

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