bier• This was a bier, he said.• An archbishoppresided at her requiem and her bier was carried through the city by leading members of the civilauthorities.• We removed the harness from the horse and made a roughbier for the King's corpse.• Even the femalemourners, who followed the bier, were few in number and boringly subdued.• Without showing any sign of emotion he stood for a while at the head of the bier.• She made an effort to compose her mind to do just that, and kept her eyes firmly on the bier.