The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Pier \Pier\, n. [OE. pere, OF. piere a stone, F. pierre, fr. L.
   petra, Gr. ?. Cf. Petrify.]
   1. (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.
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   2. A projecting wharf or landing place.
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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.

   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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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

pier glass
    n 1: a large mirror between two windows [syn: pier glass,
         pier mirror]