Bier
Bier noun - A boxlike container for holding a dead body.
Usage example: lifted the bier from its stand and placed it in the hearse for its final journey
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Crypt
Crypt noun - An underground burial chamber.
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Nearby Word: cryptic
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Suddenly, Morgan vividly imagines himself standing in the Haldanes' royal crypt gazing down at Nigel's body on his funeral bier.
Source: Nightmare Sequence - As Morgan meditiates in preparation for a ritual, he has a vision of himself in the Haldanes' royal crypt looking down on Nigel's body on his funeral bier.
Source: Literature / Deryni
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