Pronunciation : Bier
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. b?e, beere, AS. b, b; akin to D. baar, OHG. bara, G. bahre, Icel barar, Dbaare, L. feretrum, Gr. , from the same bear to produce. See 1st Bear, and cf. Barrow.]
Definition : 1. A handbarrow or portable frame on which a corpse is placed or borne to the grave.
2. (Weaving)
Defn: A count of forty threads in the warp or chain of woolen cloth. Knight.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913