bier
[ beer ]
/ bɪər /
noun
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
such a stand together with the corpse or coffin.
Origin of bier
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH bier
beer bierWords nearby bier
biennial,
biennium,
bienvenu,
bienvenue,
bienville,
bier,
bier's method,
bierce,
bierkeller,
bierkäse,
biernacki's sign
Example sentences from the Web for bier
British Dictionary definitions for bier
bier
/ (bɪə) /
noun
a platform or stand on which a corpse or a coffin containing a corpse rests before burial
Word Origin for bier
Old English
bǣr; related to
beran to
bear
1, Old High German
bāra bier, Sanskrit
bhārá a burden