Look up: Bier

1. bier
   [n] - a coffin along with its stand 2. [n] - a stand to support a corpse or a coffin prior to burial
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2. bier
   a cupping glas in which a partial vacuum is caused by the suction of a rubber ball Category: Medicine
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3. Bier
   Bier noun [ Middle English bæe , beere , Anglo-Saxon b...r , b...re ; akin to Dutch baar , Old High German bāra , German bahre , Icel barar , D... baare , Latin feretrum ...
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4. bier
   noun a stand to support a corpse or a coffin prior to burial
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5. Bier
   • (n.) A handbarrow or portable frame on which a corpse is placed or borne to the grave. • (n.) A count of forty threads in the warp or chain of woolen cloth.
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6. Bier
   Type: Term Pronunciation: bēr Definitions: 1. August K.G., German surgeon, 1861-1949. See: Bier amputation, Bier block, Bier hyperemia, Bier method
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7. bier
   
   • a coffin along with its stand
   • a stand to support a corpse or a coffin prior to burial
   
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8. Bier
   A bier is a sacred hand-barrow adapted to carry a corpse, a coffin or both. the only difference between a bier, and a stretcher, litter or even a hand-barrow, is the sacred purpose for which it was employed. The ancient Egyptians made use of biers to carry wealthier classes to their grave.
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9. bier
   A flat wooden tray for carrying the dead.
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10. Bier
    A `bier` is a stand on which a corpse, or 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 often placed in the centre of the nave with candles surrounding it, and remains in place during the funeral. The bier is a flat fr...
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