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
We have truly stepped through the looking glass into an upside-down world and inverted reality.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2025
To understand what’s up with her mom, she’ll have to go through the looking glass.
From New York Times ● Feb. 20, 2024
"Defendants have clearly stepped through the looking glass."
From Reuters ● Sep. 22, 2023
“Remember? ‘When looking in my looking glass I spied a trusted face.'
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
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