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pier glass
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Pier glass
(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.
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2. A projecting wharf or landing place.
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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.
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pier glass
(wn) | pier glass
n 1: a large mirror between two windows [syn: pier glass,
pier mirror] |
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Pier glass
(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.
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2. A projecting wharf or landing place.
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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.
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