mirror-writing

American  

[mir-er-rahy-ting] / ˈmɪr ərˌraɪ tɪŋ /

noun

1. backward writing that resembles a mirror image of ordinary script.

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mirror writing British  

noun

1. backward writing that forms a mirror image of normal writing

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Etymology

Origin of mirror-writing

First recorded in 1770–80

Example Sentences

The collection features his famous mirror-writing as well as diagrams, drawings and texts covering a range of topics in art and science.

From New York Times • Feb. 17, 2023

They do not explain the frantic, two-handed, mirror-writing that occurred with Dr. George and Sarah Taylor.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Raps echoed around the room so rapidly that Kate, mirror-writing as always, could barely keep up.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

The horse readily reverses the figures of the solution; he replies, "37," for instance, instead of "73," which is a mediumistic phenomenon so well-known and so frequent that it has been styled "mirror-writing."

From The Unknown Guest by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander

He wrote his notes in mirror-writing, from right to left; he illustrated them with a thousand fragments of exquisite drawing, all unfinished and tantalizing alike to the artist and to the scientist.

From The Age of the Reformation by Smith, Preserved