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Bier vs Tier - What's the difference?

bier | tier |

As nouns the difference between bier and tier

is that bier is beer while tier is animal.

bier

English

(wikipedia bier)

Noun

(en noun)
  • a litter to transport the corpse of a dead person
  • * 1602 : , act IV scene 5
    • They bore him bare-faced on the bier
  • a platform or stand where a body or coffin is placed
  • A count of forty threads in the warp or chain of woollen cloth.
    • (Knight)

    Anagrams

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    tier

    English

    Etymology 1

    (tie)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who ties (knots, etc).
  • Something that ties.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl), (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A layer or rank, especially of seats or a wedding cake.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To arrange in layers.
  • To cascade in an overlapping sequence.

    • Anagrams

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