[bier] n [ME bere, fr. OE baer; akin to OE beran to carry--more at bear] (bef. 12c) 1 archaic: a framework for carrying
2: a stand on which a corpse or coffin is placed; also: a coffin together with its stand
[bier] n [ME bere, fr. OE baer; akin to OE beran to carry--more at bear] (bef. 12c) 1 archaic: a framework for carrying
2: a stand on which a corpse or coffin is placed; also: a coffin together with its stand
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012