Bier

The frame on which dead bodies were conveyed to the grave (Luke 7:14).

[Burial, Sepulchres.1]

BIER . Luke 7:14. The bed or frame on which the dead body is conveyed to the grave. Probably it was made (as coffins are in modern times) more or less expensive in shape and ornament according to the circumstances and rank of the deceased. 2 Chr 16:14. See Burial.

BIER . Luke 7:14. The bed or frame on which the dead body is conveyed to the grave. Probably it was made (as coffins are in modern times) more or less expensive in shape and ornament according to the circumstances and rank of the deceased. 2 Chr 16:14. See Burial.

Part of speech: noun (n.)

1. A handbarrow or portable frame on which a corpse is placed or borne to the grave.

2. A count of forty threads in the warp or chain of woolen cloth. Knight.