looking glass
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noun
a mirror made of glass with a metallic or amalgam backing.
the glass used in a mirror.
anything used as a mirror, as highly polished metal or a reflecting surface.
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Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?
First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.
First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.
First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.
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Origin of looking glass
First recorded in 1520–30
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British Dictionary definitions for looking glass
looking glass
noun
a mirror, esp a ladies' dressing mirror
adjective looking-glass
with normal or familiar circumstances reversed; topsy-turvya looking-glass world
Word Origin for looking glass
sense 2 in allusion to Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass
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