pier glass


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pier glass

n.
A tall mirror, especially one placed between windows.
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pier glass

n
(Furniture) 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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pier′ glass`


n.
a tall, often full-length mirror intended to be set between windows.
[1695–1705]
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Noun1.pier glass - a large mirror between two windowspier glass - a large mirror between two windows  
pier mirror
mirror - polished surface that forms images by reflecting light
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"Yes, my hair has been done, but when I did it I can't in the least remember." She could not believe the evidence of her hand, and went up to the pier glass to see whether she really had done her hair.
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Natasha stepped back to look at herself in the pier glass. The dress was too long.
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Afterwards she passed into her own room, and stood looking at herself in the pier glass. Artists and the society papers called her the most beautiful woman in England; fashion had placed her upon such a pinnacle that men counted it a distinction to be seen speaking to her.
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There was a pier glass between the windows of the room.
One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all.. Still not got that festive feeling? Forget about what you've still got to do. Walk away from the Sellotape. Leave the turkey alone. Have a seat, pull up a hanky and enjoy The Gift of the Magi, by O. Henry, a short story that might be 108 years old but remains a timeless Christmas classic
1116 A carved wooden and gesso decorated pier glass in the Louis XV rococo taste with all over scrolling foliate decoration.
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He appears, in the Supper Scene, behind a pier glass, like a mannequin in Saks's window and exactly as frightening, and when Giovanni is removed below, it is in a gentle snowstorm, not a firestorm.
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