looking glass
Americannoun
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a mirror made of glass with a metallic or amalgam backing.
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the glass used in a mirror.
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anything used as a mirror, as highly polished metal or a reflecting surface.
noun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of looking glass
First recorded in 1520–30
Example Sentences
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An image like that might have hit its target a few years ago, but we’re well through the looking glass now.
From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2025
It wasn’t that long ago that the country and the world slipped through the looking glass.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2024
To understand what’s up with her mom, she’ll have to go through the looking glass.
From New York Times ● Feb. 20, 2024
My journey through the looking glass was complete.
From Salon ● Jan. 17, 2024
You have to look into your looking glass on the day of the dead because you might see faces there that knew you even before you ever came into this world.
From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat
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