looking glass

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noun

a mirror made of glass with a metallic or amalgam backing.

the glass used in a mirror.

anything used as a mirror, as highly polished metal or a reflecting surface.

Origin of looking glass

First recorded in 1520–30

Words nearby looking glass

look forward to, Look Homeward, Angel, lookie-likie, look-in, looking, looking glass, looking-glass self, look in on, look into, lookism, look like

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Example sentences from the Web for looking glass

But only in a looking-glass world can the growth and business being generated by Apple be seen as anything but remarkable.
Wall Street’s Irrational Negative Reaction to Apple’s Earnings Report|Zachary Karabell|July 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST
And so his crown was all a mirror—clear, bright, beautiful, but mirroring a looking-glass soul.
Sunday-School Success|Amos R. Wells
The door of the dining-room is faced with looking-glass, so that it may reflect the contents of the conservatory.
A Week's Tramp in Dickens-Land|William R. Hughes
He was putting on his robes in the chancel, before the looking-glass, with the dignified leisureliness that was his wont.
The Retrospect|Ada Cambridge

And Lucy laughed, and said, 'In that case he would have to go to his looking-glass for company.'
The Man Between|Amelia E. Barr
"No, it's so horrid here," she answered, while arranging her hair in front of the looking-glass.
The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete|Emile Zola

British Dictionary definitions for looking glass

looking glass

noun

a mirror, esp a ladies' dressing mirror

adjective looking-glass

with normal or familiar circumstances reversed; topsy-turvya looking-glass world

Word Origin for looking glass

sense 2 in allusion to Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass

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单词	looking glass
释义	looking glass SEE SYNONYMS FOR looking glass ON THESAURUS.COM noun a mirror made of glass with a metallic or amalgam backing. the glass used in a mirror. anything used as a mirror, as highly polished metal or a reflecting surface. Origin of looking glass First recorded in 1520–30 Words nearby looking glass look forward to, Look Homeward, Angel, lookie-likie, look-in, looking, looking glass, looking-glass self, look in on, look into, lookism, look like Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for looking glass But only in a looking-glass world can the growth and business being generated by Apple be seen as anything but remarkable. Wall Street’s Irrational Negative Reaction to Apple’s Earnings Report\|Zachary Karabell\|July 25, 2012\|DAILY BEAST And so his crown was all a mirror—clear, bright, beautiful, but mirroring a looking-glass soul. Sunday-School Success\|Amos R. Wells The door of the dining-room is faced with looking-glass, so that it may reflect the contents of the conservatory. A Week's Tramp in Dickens-Land\|William R. Hughes He was putting on his robes in the chancel, before the looking-glass, with the dignified leisureliness that was his wont. The Retrospect\|Ada Cambridge And Lucy laughed, and said, 'In that case he would have to go to his looking-glass for company.' The Man Between\|Amelia E. Barr "No, it's so horrid here," she answered, while arranging her hair in front of the looking-glass. The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete\|Emile Zola British Dictionary definitions for looking glass looking glass noun a mirror, esp a ladies' dressing mirror adjective looking-glass with normal or familiar circumstances reversed; topsy-turvya looking-glass world Word Origin for looking glass sense 2 in allusion to Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to looking glass mirror, speculum, reflector, cheval glass, gaper, hand glass, imager, pier glass, seeing glass
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looking glass

noun

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British Dictionary definitions for looking glass

noun

adjective looking-glass

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