pier glass

American  

noun

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

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pier glass British  

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

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Etymology

Origin of pier glass

First recorded in 1695–1705

Example Sentences

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pier glass

The place is unpretentiously furnished with family antiques, including alabaster figures of Venus & Adonis under an Early American pier glass.

From Time Magazine Archive

Behind my half-head, in the center of the picture, in the empty sky, a pier glass is hanging, convex and encircled by an ornate frame.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

There is no pier glass in our house for me to practice on.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

Candles of wax she lit before A pier glass standing from the floor; Up to the ceiling, off she tore With eager hands her jewels, then The silken vesture which she wore.

From Songs and Satires by Masters, Edgar Lee

Mr. Percival looked at his wife in silence;353 then he picked her up, chair and all, and whirled her around in front of a long pier glass.

From Jewel Weed by Fisher, Harrison

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