bier

bier

noun \ˈbir\

Definition of BIER

1

archaic : a framework for carrying

2

: a stand on which a corpse or coffin is placed; also : a coffin together with its stand

Examples of BIER

1. <lifted the bier from its stand and placed it in the hearse for its final journey>

Origin of BIER

Middle English bere, from Old English bǣr; akin to Old English beran to carry — more at bear

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to BIER

Synonyms: coffin, box, casket, pall, sarcophagus

Related Words: charnel (also charnel house), crypt, sepulchre (or sepulcher), sepulture, tomb, vault; urn; body bag

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Rhymes with BIER

beer, blear, cere, cheer, clear, dear, deer, Deere, drear, ear, fear, fere, fleer, gear, hear, here, jeer, leer, mere, mir, near, peer, pier, Pierre, queer, rear, schmear, sear, seer, sere, shear, sheer, skirr, smear, sneer, spear, speer, sphere, steer, tear, tier, Trier, Tyr, veer, weir, year