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View synonyms for pier glass

pier glass

noun

  1. a tall mirror, often full-length, intended to be set between windows.


pier glass

noun

  1. a tall narrow mirror, usually one of a pair or set, designed to hang on the wall between windows, usually above a pier table
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of pier glass1

First recorded in 1695–1705
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Example Sentences

Nearby, at the Beard Street Warehouses, Pier Glass was nearly washed away.

He laughed grimly, and nodded at his full length reflection in the long pier-glass at the end of the room.

I dressed, donned my Capuchin's robe and took a look at myself in the pier-glass.

Deshayes were kicking yours before a pier glass in the drawing-room.

The actor's fingers have evidently been recently at work on the lengthy pier-glass.

He paused before a tall pier-glass and surveyed himself through bloodshot eyes.

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