Bier

Word BIER
Character 4
Hyphenation bier
Pronunciations /bɪə/

Definitions and meanings of "Bier"

What do we mean by bier?

A stand on which a corpse or a coffin containing a corpse is placed before burial. noun

A coffin along with its stand. noun

A frame, usually of wood, on which to carry a load; a barrow; a litter; a stretcher. noun

Specifically A framework on which a corpse, or the coffin containing it, is laid before burial; also, one on which it is carried to the grave by hand. noun

A count of forty threads in the warp or chain of woolen cloth. Imp. Dict. noun

A handbarrow or portable frame on which a corpse is placed or borne to the grave. noun

A count of forty threads in the warp or chain of woolen cloth. noun

A litter to transport the corpse of a dead person noun

A platform or stand where a body or coffin is placed noun

A count of forty threads in the warp or chain of woollen cloth. noun

A coffin along with its stand noun

A stand to support a corpse or a coffin prior to burial noun

A litter to transport the corpse of a dead person.

A platform or stand where a body or coffin is placed.

A count of forty threads in the warp or chain of woollen cloth.

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The word "bier" in example sentences

'Friend,' whispered he, 'for charity conduct us to some safe place where we may withdraw this bier from the sacrilegious eye of curiosity.' ❋ Unknown (1875)

There may be fifty or sixty of these dents to one inch, for weaving very fine linen; usually there are about twenty, which gives a "bier" -- a counting out of forty warp-threads to each inch. ❋ Alice Morse Earle (1881)

Laid out on the bier was the headless body of Agnès La Grange. ❋ Gyles Brandreth (2009)

But the word _‘ash_, or _‘ayish_ does not differ importantly from the word _na‘sh_, in Hebrew "assembly," in Arabic "bier," which has been the word used by the Arabs from remote antiquity to denote the four bright stars in the hind-quarters of the Great Bear; those which form the body of the Plough. ❋ Unknown (1889)

Confusion and fear in his heart, he moved forward reluctantly and saw that the face on the bier was his own. ❋ Gemmell, David (2005)

The body is immediately wrapped up in the skin or clothing worn during life, and in the course of a day or two, it is placed upon the wirkatti or bier, which is made of branches crossed so as to form the radii of a circle, an examination is then entered upon as to the cause of death, in the following manner. ❋ Unknown (2004)

The bier is a rude framework of poles bound with ropes of hide. ❋ Unknown (2003)

The bier was a shallow wooden tray, carried upon a light and weak wooden frame. ❋ Unknown (2003)

But as the train drew nigh, she beheld a sumptuous bier, covered with black velvet, and on it lay a warrior, as if taking his repose: he lay in his armor, with his helmet on his head, and his sword in his hand, as one who had never been conquered, and around the bier were the escutcheons of the house of Hinojosa. ❋ Unknown (2002)

The form on the bier was a little fuzzy, as though surrounded by heat shimmer. ❋ Cook, Glen (1999)

Atop the bier was a tall throne of intricately carved ivory, in which sat a man robed in scarlet. ❋ Jordan, Robert (1982)

Following the bier was the cross-bearer, holding the emblem so high it was half lost in the shadows. ❋ Various (N/A)

On each side of the bier were the kahili bearers; and these plumes, some large, some small, of various colors, were borne aloft above the heads of the moving throng, who marched with slow step up the ❋ Unknown (1898)

A funeral procession approaches in the distance, and on the bier is the form of the saintly Elizabeth. ❋ Unknown (1876)

But yonder black-robed mourners who followed the bier were her parents, her brothers and sisters, her nearest relatives, the members of the Council, and the family servants. ❋ Georg Ebers (1867)

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