pier glasses

noun

plural of pier glass
as in pier mirrors

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  1. looking glasses
  2. glasses
Noun
  • As Stevie Wonder’s eponymous 1972 hit suggests, there’s something specifically ominous about a 13-month-old baby that puts it in league with the bad juju of falling ladders and broken looking glasses.
    — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2026
  • On one lamp in the studio, tentacles hold up cylindrical copper spires with submarine-style looking glasses to reveal a small bulb inside.
    — Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
Definition of looking glasses
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  • The temples are thin metal arms that thicken toward the ends with plastic enclosures over the ear hooks that hold the glasses’ speakers, charging connector, and other components.
    — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Meta Platforms owned the news cycle last week, as the CEO showcased consumer artificial intelligence innovations, from the company’s Muse personal agent to new iterations of smart glasses, and the stock soared 13%.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of glasses
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