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English noun: bier

1. bier (artifact) a coffin along with its stand


SamplesWe followed the bier to the graveyard.


Broader (hypernym)casket, coffin

2. bier (artifact) a stand to support a corpse or a coffin prior to burial


Broader (hypernym)rack, stand


Narrower (hyponym)catafalque









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