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Vocabulary Entry
bier
|noun • verb
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N
noun
A movable frame or stand on which a corpse or coffin is placed.
Example Sentences
"The body was laid on the bier for the funeral service."
"Flowers were arranged around the bier to honor the deceased."
"The mourners gathered around the bier to pay their respects."
V
verb
To place a dead body on a bier.
Example Sentences
"They will bier the fallen soldier with full military honors."
"The community decided to bier the town's founding father at the memorial site."
"Traditionally, families bier their loved ones before the burial."