looking glass

Definition of looking glassnext
as in mirror
a smooth or polished surface that forms images by reflection always remember that the image is reversed in the looking glass

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Recent Examples of looking glass Television functions, for him, as a looking glass through which we are enticed, the better to savor the strangeness of beings infinitely odder, if more resilient, than Humpty Dumpty. Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 May 2026 On one lamp in the studio, tentacles hold up cylindrical copper spires with submarine-style looking glasses to reveal a small bulb inside. Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026 With a luxe-looking glass bottle and the performance of a much more expensive product, this serum feels worth the cost at full-price—and shoppers say a little goes a long way. Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 10 Feb. 2026 Carroll’s Victorian era story told of a girl named Alice who falls down a rabbit hole (and, in the second novel, goes through a looking glass) to land in a fantastical and nonsensical world of talking and human-like animals. Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for looking glass
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mirror
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  • Both benefit from improved navigation, apparently able to avoid cables and other obstacles as small as 2mm in size, as well as transparent objects like mirrors or glass.
    Dominic Preston, The Verge, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The space also leans on natural light through Venetian mirrors while Murano glass, Venetian terrazzo floors and Rubelli fabrics connect each space to Venetian tradition and codes.
    Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026

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“Looking glass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/looking%20glass. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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