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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In 2012, Lauren Rivera, a professor at Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management, coined the term "looking glass merit" to describe the unconscious tendency that humans have to define merit in a way that is self-validating.
From Salon ● Jan. 30, 2025
On a recent episode of What Next, we went through the looking glass in the Darién Gap.
From Slate ● May 11, 2024
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
The fat moon lit the water like a lantern over a looking glass.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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