bier

A noun referring to a stand or frame used to support a coffin or corpse before burial.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa una plataforma o armazón utilizada para sostener un ataúd o un cadáver antes del entierro, o el soporte sobre el que se deposita el féretro durante el velatorio o la ceremonia.

1. Coffin and its stand C1 formal

   A coffin along with its supporting stand, used for carrying or displaying a deceased person before burial.

   • The mourners carried the bier to the cemetery.
   • The bier was decorated with flowers and draped in black cloth.
   • They placed the bier in the center of the church for the funeral service.

   🇪🇸Féretro con su soporte

   Sinónimos: catafalquehearse

2. Stand for a corpse C1 formal

   A movable stand or frame used to support a corpse or a coffin prior to burial.

   • The body was laid on the bier for the viewing.
   • The pallbearers lifted the bier onto their shoulders.
   • The ancient bier was made of wood and adorned with carvings.

   🇪🇸Féretro, parihuela para cadáver

   Sinónimos: catafalquehearse

• biers plural form
• biers' possessive plural form
• bier's possessive singular form