biers

plural of bier
as in coffins
a boxlike container for holding a dead body lifted the bier from its stand and placed it in the hearse for its final journey

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Noun
  • Accompanying the gallows are mannequins in ponchos, coffins and additional Mexican flags.
    Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
  • As rhythmic machines press zinc sheets into coffins, factory workers reflect on their own mortality.
    Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Average caskets run between $2,000 and $5,000 in the United States, but some made of mahogany, bronze or copper can cost upward of $10,000, according to the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) Consumer Advice department.
    Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2025
  • The group staged a mock funeral procession in January 2021, with doctors carrying caskets on their shoulders, representing 384 people who had died in the nation’s smallest state of an overdose the previous year.
    Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 4 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Found throughout Europe, Asia, and parts of Africa, dolmens are prehistoric megalithic stone structures, usually built as tombs or burial sites.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Instead of houses or shops, this was lined with the tombs of Termessos’ rich and mighty.
    Barry Neild, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
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“Biers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biers. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.

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