looking glass
nounUK /ˈlʊkɪŋ ɡlɑːs/
US /ˈlʊkɪŋ ɡlæs/
A looking glass is a mirror you look into to see yourself.
The princess brushed her hair in front of the looking glass.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A glass object you look through, like a lens or telescope.
The sailor peered through his looking glass at the distant ship.
3. A magical mirror in stories that shows faraway places or the future.
In the fairy tale, the looking glass showed the queen who was fairest of all.
4. The act of examining or studying something closely.
Her book is a looking glass into life in the old days.