bier

🇺🇸 /bɪr/ 🇬🇧 /bɪə(r)/
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A platform or stand used to hold a coffin during a funeral.

The funeral procession carried the coffin on a bier, as they made their way to the cemetery.

translation

n. A platform or stand used to hold a coffin during a funeral.

Word Forms

Plural biers