What is "pier table"

Pier \Pier\, n. [OE. pere, OF. piere a stone, F. pierre, fr. L. petra, Gr. ?. Cf. Petrify.]

1. (Arch.)

   1. 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.

   2. Any additional or auxiliary mass of masonry used to stiffen a wall. See Buttress.

2. A projecting wharf or landing place.

   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.

n. A small table, usually set against the wall between two windows.

n. a low table set below a pier glass