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pier glasses

pier glasses is the plural of pier glass.

Meaning of pier glass

Noun

pier glass (plural pier glasses)

  1. A tall narrow mirror, usually set between two windows, above a pier table.
    • To add to her misfortunes, Mr. Marechal occupied the small vista hitherto allowed to terminate in her profile, with an attitude. Sitting opposite a pier-glass has its disadvantages; however, when things come to the worst, they mend.1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XX, in Romance and Reality. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 246
    Synonyms:
    trumeau mirror

Questions about pier glasses

What is pier glasses the plural of?
Pier glasses is the plural of pier glass.

Words near pier glasses in the dictionary

  1. piepoudres
  2. piepowder
  3. piepowders
  4. pier
  5. pier glass
  6. pier glasses
  7. Pier Milan
  8. pier runner
  9. pier table
  10. pier tables
  11. pierage

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