'Pier glass' definitions:
Definition of 'pier glass'
From: WordNet
noun
A large mirror between two windows [syn: pier glass, pier mirror]
Definition of 'Pier glass'
From: GCIDE
- Pier \Pier\, n. [OE. pere, OF. piere a stone, F. pierre, fr. L. petra, Gr. ?. Cf. Petrify.]
- 1. (Arch.) (a) Any detached mass of masonry, whether insulated or supporting one side of an arch or lintel, as of a bridge; the piece of wall between two openings. (b) Any additional or auxiliary mass of masonry used to stiffen a wall. See Buttress. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A projecting wharf or landing place. [1913 Webster]
- Abutment pier, the pier of a bridge next the shore; a pier which by its strength and stability resists the thrust of an arch.
- Pier glass, a mirror, of high and narrow shape, to be put up between windows.
- Pier table, a table made to stand between windows. [1913 Webster]