Word of the Day – Bier

Bier (noun)

bee-er

a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.

before 900; Middle English bere,Old English bēr, bǣr(e); cognate with Old High German bāra (German Bahre), Dutch, Danish baar,Swedish bår; spelling influenced by French bière; akin to bear¹, barrow¹

Example sentences

“The bier at the front of the church drew the eye.”