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A bier is a stand on which a corpse, coffin or casket containing a corpse, is placed to lie in state or to be carried to the grave. In Christian burial, the bier is ...
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noun 1. a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial. 2. such a stand together with the corpse or coffin. Origin: before 900 ...
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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 . See bier defined ...
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bier (bîr) n. 1. A stand on which a corpse or a coffin containing a corpse is placed before burial. 2. A coffin along with its stand: followed the bier to the cemetery.
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Library > Literature & Language > Dictionary ( bîr ) n. A stand on which a corpse or a coffin containing a corpse is placed before burial. A coffin along with its ...
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a litter to transport the corpse of a dead person 1602 : William Shakespeare, Hamlet, act IV scene 5 They bore him bare-faced on the bier · · a platform ...
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Authentic German Bier Garden, Portsmouth, Virginia ... The Bier Garden will be closed February 13th through the 16th 2012 and reopening February 17th at 5 p.m.
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THE BIER BREWERY AND TAPROOM is excited to have won the Indiana State Fair Champion Brewery award for 2011, and the second Brew Bracket competition.
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Offers a large beer selection as well as salads, sandwiches and appetizers. Menu, beer list and beer FAQ.
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a platform or portable framework on which a coffin or corpse is placed; a coffin and its supporting platform
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