biers

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Scope note
Movable stands used to transport a coffin and often upon which corpses or coffins containing corpses may be placed during viewing and religious services before burial. They often have long handles at either end to be carried by or placed on the shoulders of the pall bearers.
biers
Accepted term: 02-Dec-2024