pier : Idioms & Phrases
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Abutment pier
- the pier of a bridge next the shore; a pier which by its strength and stability resists the thrust of an arch.
Webster 1913
Banded architrave , pier , shaft , etc.
(Arch.) , an architrave, pier, etc., of which the regular profile is interrupted by blocks or projections crossing it at right angles.
Webster 1913
Chain pier
- a pier suspended by chain.
Webster 1913
Compound pier
(Arch.) , a clustered column.
Webster 1913
Floating pier
- a landing stage or pier which rises and falls with the tide.
Webster 1913
pier arch
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noun an arch supported on piers
WordNet
Pier glass
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noun a large mirror between two windows
pier glass.
WordNet
- a mirror, of high and narrow shape, to be put up between windows.
Webster 1913
pier luigi nervi
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noun Italian architect who pioneered in the use of reinforced concrete (1891-1979)
Nervi.
WordNet
pier mirror
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noun a large mirror between two windows
pier glass.
WordNet
Pier table
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noun a low table set below a pier glass
WordNet
- a table made to stand between windows.
