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bier

UK
/bɪə/
US
/bɪr/

Translations

biernoun
biers
pl
UK
/bɪə/
US
/bɪr/
похоронные носилки
The body was laid on the bier for the funeral procession.
Тело было положено на похоронные носилки для похоронной процессии.
Synonyms
catafalque
tomb
coffin
funeral bier

Definitions

biernoun
A movable frame on which a coffin or a corpse is placed before burial or cremation or on which it is carried to the grave.
The pallbearers carefully lifted the bier and carried it to the gravesite.
The coffin, or the body in a coffin, together with the stand on which it rests during a funeral ceremony.
The mourners filed past the bier to pay their last respects.
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