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bier Definition

bier (bir)

noun

  1. a platform or portable framework on which a coffin or corpse is placed
  2. a coffin and its supporting platform

Etymology: ME bere < OE bær: for IE base see bear

bier Synonyms

bier

n.

bier Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • touch: And he came and touched the bier, and the bearers stood still.
  • decorate: There, the precise association in the urn with different parts of the body strongly suggested the veneers had decorated an ornamental bier.
  • wheel: Beside the organ in the side chapel is a wheeled 19th century bier.
  • carry: Inside the calm of the Cathedral we admire a solid wooden carving of six monks carrying a bier on their shoulders.

Adjective modifier

  • funeral: From a more recent age, the funeral bier sits on the north side of the nave.
  • old: We will also be demolishing the old wooden bier shed in the car park behind the village hall.
  • wooden: We will also be demolishing the old wooden bier shed in the car park behind the village hall.

Modifies a noun

  • house: Outside is a stone walled outhouse known as the bier house, which looks to be as old as the church itself.
  • keller: At first the graphics and playability were quite high but after reaching a score of 47000 the game just crashes in the bier keller.

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