Bier vs. Lier — What's the Difference?

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.

A person or thing that lies, in the sense of being horizontal.

A stand on which a corpse or a coffin containing a corpse is placed before burial.

A lie-abed; one who stays in bed late.

A coffin along with its stand

Obsolete spelling of liar.

A litter to transport the corpse of a dead person.

Misspelling of liar

A platform or stand where a body or coffin is placed.

One who lies down; one who rests or remains, as in concealment.

A count of forty threads in the warp or chain of woollen cloth.

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

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

A coffin along with its stand;

A stand to support a corpse or a coffin prior to burial