pier glass
Example Sentences
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The place is unpretentiously furnished with family antiques, including alabaster figures of Venus & Adonis under an Early American pier glass.
From Time Magazine Archive
Behind my half-head, in the center of the picture, in the empty sky, a pier glass is hanging, convex and encircled by an ornate frame.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
There is no pier glass in our house for me to practice on.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
She dressed hurriedly, catching sight of her figure in the long pier glass as she pulled on her stockings.
From The Tragic Bride by Young, Francis Brett
She stood up, looking at herself and performing a graceful pirouette before the long pier glass.
From The Haunted Pajamas by Elliott, Francis Perry
