† over-glassn.
Obsolete. rare.
A mirror placed over a mantelpiece.
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pier-glass1703
pier1709
pier looking-glass1725
chimney-glass1809
pier mirror1845
mirror-wall1881
console-mirror1882
over-glass1883
trumeau mirror1883
1883 Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper 9 Sept. 1/5 During the progress of the last act..a heavy cornice-work to represent a mantel-piece, the over-glass, ornaments, &c., fell bodily on to the stage.
1898 Tit-bits 26 Mar. 490/2 A chimney-piece and over-glass.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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