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How to pronounce bier in English?

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Type Words
Type of casket, coffin


we followed the bier to the graveyard.
Type Words
Type of rack, stand
Has types catafalque

Examples of bier

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Bier said the sum would be less than $2,000, but he declined to be more specific.
From the jsonline.com
They are stationed in front of the Reds'dugout, to the right of the funeral bier.
From the news.enquirer.com
The statue was carried shoulder-high on a bier, accompanied by a military band.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Ein bier would have made it perfect, but with jet lag I wanted to stay alert.
From the forbes.com
Pure German bier will be on tap while four-course Bavarian dinners will be on hand.
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The Theotokos is depicted lying on a bier, surrounded by the Twelve Apostles.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Bier has long told stories that explore how people behave during crisis situations.
From the npr.org
I'm beginning to get the impression that all bier in Deutschland ist frei.
From the scienceblogs.com
In fact, I saw on TV the bier of the Late General carried out from the Syrian church.
From the economist.com
More examples
  • A coffin along with its stand; "we followed the bier to the graveyard"
  • A stand to support a corpse or a coffin prior to burial
  • 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.
  • (Biers) Ankh-Morpork is a fictional city-state which prominently features in Terry Pratchett's Discworld series of fantasy novels. As cities go, it is on the far side of corrupt and polluted, and is subject to outbreaks of comedic violence and brouhaha on a fairly regular basis. ...
  • A litter to transport the corpse of a dead person; a platform or stand where a body or coffin is placed
  • (Biers) is a pub frequented by creatures of the night, usually lumped together as "undead", though they can include werewolves and bogeymen. Difficult to find, unless you happen to be "the right sort." It is often compared to Cheers but with the tagline "Where everybody knows your shape". ...
  • To see one, indicates disastrous losses and the early dissolution of a dear relative. To see one, strewn with flowers in a church, denotes an unfortunate marriage.
  • Movable stand for carrying a body to its grave.
  • A flat wooden tray for carrying the dead.