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
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
"Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow" is a traditional "Trek" alternate universe adventure where key characters are pushed through the looking glass to right something gone wrong on a cosmic scale.
From Salon ● Jul. 1, 2023
As I sat before the looking glass brushing cochineal on my cheeks, a gypsyish-looking man with a high forehead and a mane of curly black hair came up behind me.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
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