Abier

//əˈbɪɚ// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Dead but unburied. UK, West-Country, dialectal, not-comparable

    "Poor soul! Her man died only the other day, and now she lies abier."

Example

More examples

"Poor soul! Her man died only the other day, and now she lies abier."

Etymology

From a- (“in, on”) + bier.

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