looking glass

noun

Synonyms of looking glassnext
: mirror

Synonyms of looking glass

Examples of looking glass in a Sentence

always remember that the image is reversed in the looking glass
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Television functions, for him, as a looking glass through which we are enticed, the better to savor the strangeness of beings infinitely odder, if more resilient, than Humpty Dumpty. Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 May 2026 On one lamp in the studio, tentacles hold up cylindrical copper spires with submarine-style looking glasses to reveal a small bulb inside. Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026 What happens is unnerving, at which point the film passes through a looking glass of fear. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 17 Mar. 2026 With a luxe-looking glass bottle and the performance of a much more expensive product, this serum feels worth the cost at full-price—and shoppers say a little goes a long way. Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 10 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for looking glass

Word History

First Known Use

1526, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of looking glass was in 1526

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“Looking glass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/looking%20glass. Accessed 15 May. 2026.

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