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looking-glass

Noun

Meaning

A mirror made of glass on which has been placed a backing of some reflecting substance, as quicksilver.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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looking glass

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It is a curious fact that with Through the Looking-Glass the faculty of making book illustrations departed from me. ... I have done nothing in that direction since. John Tenniel

All things that pass Are wisdom's looking-glass. Christina Rossetti

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. Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux

Credit lost is like a broken looking-glass. Italian Proverb

They who are often at the looking-glass seldom spin. Dutch Proverb

The best looking-glass is the eyes of a friend. Irish Proverb

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