Definitions for looking glass
look·ing glass

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. looking glass, glassnoun

   a mirror; usually a ladies' dressing mirror

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1. looking glassnoun

   A mirror

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Looking-glassnoun

   Mirror; a glass which shews forms reflected.

   Etymology: look and glass.

   Command a mirror hither straight,
   That it may shew me what a face I have.
   —— Go some of you and fetch a looking-glass. William Shakespeare.

   There is none so homely but loves a looking-glass. South.

   We should make no other use of our neighbours faults, than we do of a looking-glass to mend our own manners by. Roger L'Estrange.

   The surface of the lake of Nemi is never ruffled with the least breath of wind, which perhaps, together with the clearness of its waters, gave it formerly the name of Diana’s looking-glass. Joseph Addison, on Italy.

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1. looking glass

   A looking glass is a mirror or other reflective surface through which one can view their appearance or surroundings. It is often used metaphorically to represent a means of gaining insight or self-reflection. The term may also refer to a variety of inspection tools such as a magnifying glass or telescope.

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1. Looking Glass

   Looking Glass was an American pop music group of the early 1970s that was part of the Jersey Shore sound. They are best remembered for their million selling 1972 song, "Brandy".

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1. looking glass

   Song lyrics by looking glass -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by looking glass on the Lyrics.com website.

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How to pronounce looking glass?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say looking glass in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of looking glass in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of looking glass in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of looking glass in a Sentence

1. Nikolai Gogol:

   It is no use to blame the looking glass if your face is awry.

2. Omar Khayyam:

   When morning silvers the dark firmament, Why shrills the bird of dawning his lament? It is to show in dawn?s bright looking-glass How of thy careless life a night is spent.

3. James Allen:

   Mind is the Master--power that molds and makes, and Man is Mind, and ever more he takes the Tool of Thought, and shaping what he wills, brings forth a thousand joys, a thousand ills--He thinks in secret and it comes to pass; Environment is but his looking-glass.

4. Boileau:

   The world is full of fools; and he who would not wish to see one, must not only shut himself up alone, but must also break his looking-glass.

5. Gaston Bachelard:

   It is not a question of observation which propels mankind forward as if toward a looking glass of great magnitude; it is an instance of aggrandized reflection that insinuates the human psyche to the inhuman.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=looking glass
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Looking_Glass
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=looking glass
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=looking glass