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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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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