noun
- plural of bier; stands or frames used to support coffins during funeral services or while lying in state
Usage: formal; funeral context
Examples
- The ornate biers were placed in the cathedral for the state funeral.
- Flowers were arranged around the wooden biers in the funeral home.
- The pallbearers carefully lifted the coffin from one of the biers.
- Ancient biers were often made of precious metals and decorated with jewels.
- The funeral director positioned the biers before the service began.
- Two identical biers stood side by side in the chapel.