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The answer BIER has 180 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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Definitions of bier in various dictionaries:
noun - a coffin along with its stand
noun - a stand to support a corpse or a coffin prior to burial
A stand on which a corpse or a coffin containing a corpse is placed before burial.
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| Possible Crossword Clues |
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| Catafalque |
| Oktoberfest draft |
| Funeral stand |
| Stand at wakes |
| Oktoberfest supply |
| Stand at a wake |
| Coffin support |
| The last stand? |
| Last stand? |
| Coffin stand |
| Possible Dictionary Clues |
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| a movable frame on which a coffin or a corpse is placed before burial or cremation or on which they are carried to the grave. |
| a frame on which a dead body or a coffin is carried before a funeral |
| A movable frame on which a coffin or a corpse is placed before burial or cremation or on which they are carried to the grave. |
| A stand on which a corpse or a coffin containing a corpse is placed before burial. |
| A coffin along with its stand: followed the bier to the cemetery. |
| a stand to support a corpse or a coffin prior to burial |
| a coffin along with its stand |
| Geographic Matches |
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| Bier, Hunan, CHINA |
| Bier, Konya, TURKEY |
| Bier, MARYLAND, UNITED STATES |
| Bier, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, ITALY |
| Bier, Sirnak, TURKEY |
| Bier, Diyarbakir, TURKEY |
| Bier, Eskisehir, TURKEY |
| Bier description |
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A bier is a stand on which a corpse, coffin, or casket containing a corpse, is placed to lie in state or to be carried to the grave.In Christian burial, the bier is often placed in the centre of the nave with candles surrounding it, and remains in place during the funeral. * The bier is a flat frame, traditionally wooden but sometimes of other materials. In antiquity it was often a wooden board on which the dead were placed, covered with a shroud. In modern times, the corpse is rarely carried on the bier without being first placed in a coffin or casket, though the coffin or casket is sometimes kept open. * A bier is often draped with cloth to lend dignity to the funeral service. The modern funeral industry uses a collapsible aluminium bier on wheels, known as a "church truck" to move the coffin to and from the church or funeral home for services. * Biers are generally smaller than the coffin or casket they support for reasons of appearance. As a result, they are not particularly stable, and |
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