"pier glass" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: pier glasses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pier glass (plural pier glasses)
  1. A tall narrow mirror, usually set between two windows, above a pier table. Wikipedia link: pier glass Synonyms: trumeau mirror, pierglass Related terms: pier table Translations (tall, narrow mirror): trymó [neuter] (Czech), trymoo (Finnish), trumeau [masculine] (French), Trumeau [masculine] (German), scáthán piara [masculine] (Irish), трюмо́ (trjumó) [neuter] (Russian)

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