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bier

DEFINITIONS OF: bier

1

n a stand to support a corpse or a coffin prior to burial

Types:
catafalque
a decorated bier on which a coffin rests in state during a funeral
Type of:
rack, stand
a support for displaying various articles

n a coffin along with its stand

“we followed the bier to the graveyard”
Type of:
casket, coffin
box in which a corpse is buried or cremated
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