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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  • Back then there were no refrigerators — there were iceboxes, and glasses were placed upside down inside them to cool before being filled with ice cream.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • His most recent mugshot, taken in June 2024, shows him with glasses and a salt-and-pepper beard.
    — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of glasses
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“Pier glasses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pier%20glasses. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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