"pierglass" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pierglasses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pierglass (plural pierglasses)
  1. A tall narrow mirror, usually set between two windows, above a pier table Synonyms: pier glass Related terms: pier table
    Sense id: en-pierglass-en-noun-6EKJXai3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1904–1907 (date written), James Joyce, “The Dead”, in Dubliners, London: Grant Richards, published June 1914, →OCLC:",
          "text": "Her photograph stood before the pierglass.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "\"All the Pretty Horses\" by Cormac McCarthy (1992)",
          "text": "The candleflame and the image of the candleflame caught in the pierglass twisted and righted when he entered the hall and again when he shut the door."
        }
      ],
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        "A tall narrow mirror, usually set between two windows, above a pier table"
      ],
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          "mirror",
          "mirror"
        ],
        [
          "window",
          "window"
        ],
        [
          "pier table",
          "pier table"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "pier table"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "pier glass"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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      ],
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