Associations to the word «Bier»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

BIER, noun. A coffin along with its stand; "we followed the bier to the graveyard".
BIER, noun. A stand to support a corpse or a coffin prior to burial.

Wise words

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