pier glass

noun

Definition of pier glassnext
as in hand glass

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  1. looking glass
  2. mirror
Noun
  • The design of the bottle certainly has something to do with it, a fetching, retrol-looking glass decanter with a tax strip that provides information about when the whiskey was distilled and bottled.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 25 June 2026
  • By barely making it home in time and losing what appeared to be an expensive-looking glass slipper in the process.
    — Lincee Ray, Entertainment Weekly, 25 June 2026
Definition of looking glass
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  • Altaussee’s lake lies just below, a mirror of mountains and sky that shifts with every hour—silver at dawn, golden by late afternoon.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 July 2026
  • In the center sits Kuten La, whom attendants drape with 80 pounds of ceremonial armor, before crowning him with a towering headdress of gold and mirrors, and securing a silk cord tightly around his throat.
    — Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026
Definition of mirror
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“Pier glass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pier%20glass. Accessed 13 Jul. 2026.

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