Bier, n.

(beer), n. [Fr. bière, Pr. bera, It. bara, A-S. bær, bēre, D. berrie and baar, Dan. baare, O. H. Ger. bâra, N. H. Ger. bahre, from the same root as to bear, as Lat. feretrum, from ferre, to bear, and Gr. φέρετρον, from φέρω, to bear. Cf. BARROW.]

A carriage or frame of wood for conveying dead human bodies to the grave.