looking glasses

Definition of looking glassesnext
plural of looking glass
as in mirrors
a smooth or polished surface that forms images by reflection always remember that the image is reversed in the looking glass

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mirrors
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  • The pitch competition mirrors that process but places it in a public setting, where entrepreneurs present their businesses to guest judges and a live audience.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2026
  • In this approach, individual mirrors are interlinked in an array, with each node channeling its light to a central facility that carefully corrects and combines these inputs, effectively forming a much more powerful telescope.
    Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Apr. 2026
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“Looking glasses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/looking%20glasses. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.

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