NOUN | artifact | bier | a coffin along with its stand |
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artifact | bier | a stand to support a corpse or a coffin prior to burial |
Sounds | biy'r | |
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Rhymes | buccaneer ... weir: 21 rhymes with iyr... |
Meaning | A coffin along with its stand. | |
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Example | "we followed the bier to the graveyard" | |
Broader | coffin, casket | box in which a corpse is buried or cremated |
Spanish | andas | |
Catalan | civera |
Meaning | A stand to support a corpse or a coffin prior to burial. | |
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Narrower | catafalque | A decorated bier on which a coffin rests in state during a funeral |
Broader | rack, stand | A support for displaying various articles |
Spanish | túmulo |
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