Meaning & use
Pierglass
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A tall mirror, traditionally designed to fit the wall space (the pier) between two windows.
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The Victorian parlor still had its original pierglass mounted above the mantel.
She checked her gown one last time in the gilded pierglass before the ball.
A note on using this word
A period furniture term from the 18th and 19th centuries, when tall mirrors were commonly fitted into the narrow wall segments between windows.
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pier mirror
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