From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbierbier /bɪə $ bɪr/ noun [countable] MXa frame like a table, on which a dead body or coffin is placed
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bier• This was a bier, he said.• An archbishop presided at her requiem and her bier was carried through the city by leading members of the civil authorities.• We removed the harness from the horse and made a rough bier for the King's corpse.• Even the female mourners, who followed the bier, were few in number and boringly subdued.• Without showing any sign of emotion he stood for a while at the head of the bier.• She made an effort to compose her mind to do just that, and kept her eyes firmly on the bier.Origin bier Old English bær 