looking glass

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈlʊkɪŋglɑːs/US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈlʊkɪŋ ˌglæs/


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
look•ing glass /ˈlʊkɪŋ ˌglæs/USA pronunciation  n. [countable]
  1. a mirror.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
look′ing glass′, 
    1. a mirror made of glass with a metallic or amalgam backing.
    2. the glass used in a mirror.
    3. anything used as a mirror, as highly polished metal or a reflecting surface.
    • 1520–30

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
looking glass
  1. a mirror, esp a ladies' dressing mirror
'looking glass' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Jabberwocky - Through the Looking-Glass - Tweedledum and Tweedledee - Venus's looking glass - bandersnatch - chortle - frabjous - jabberwocky - looking-glass self - seeing glass
Synonyms: mirror, more...

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