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noun

Pier n.

(Arch.)

(a)

Any detached mass of masonry, whether insulated or supporting one side of an arch or lintel, as of a bridge; the piece of wall between two openings.

(b)

Any additional or auxiliary mass of masonry used to stiffen a wall. See Buttress.

A projecting wharf or landing place.

Abutment pier, the pier of a bridge next the shore; a pier which by its strength and stability resists the thrust of an arch.

Pier glass, a mirror, of high and narrow shape, to be put up between windows.

Pier table, a table made to stand between windows.

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Etymology of 'Pier glass'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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