looking-glass
Meaning
- (dated) Synonym of mirror (“smooth surface that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it”).
- A way into a bizarre world.
Synonyms
Translations
miroir
specchio
spiegel
espejo
Spiegel
ayna
espelho
mirall
مرآة
speculum
miralhPronounced as (IPA)
/ˈlʊkɪŋ ˌɡlɑːs/
Etymology
* (way into a bizarre world): From the book Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There (1871) by Lewis Carroll.
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