A mirror, esp. one used for looking at oneself, typically made of glass with a reflective coating on one side. Cf. glass, n.1 8. Now chiefly archaic…
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释义 | the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > optical instruments > mirror > [noun] > looking-glass (24) looking-glass1526 A mirror, esp. one used for looking at oneself, typically made of glass with a reflective coating on one side. Cf. glass, n.1 8. Now chiefly archaic… Venice glass1527 (a) a very fine and delicate kind of glass, originally manufactured at Murano, near Venice; (b) an article made of this, esp. a drinking vessel or… tooting-glassc1560 attributive as tooting-glass n. looking-glass. tooting-hill n. = toot-hill, n.; so tooting-hole, peep-hole; tooting-place, tooting-tower, etc. seeing-glass1565 a looking-glass, a mirror. girdle-glassa1652 a mirror carried at the girdle. Venice looking-glass1655 considering-glass1660 attributive. †considering-glass = looking-glass. peeper1673 slang. A mirror; (also, occasionally) a spyglass. Obsolete. long glass1680 (a) a telescope; a spyglass (now chiefly Nautical and somewhat archaic); (b) a full-length mirror (now somewhat archaic); (c) a drinking glass for… table glass1688 A mirror, used at a dressing table. Obsolete. dressing glass1697 a looking-glass, a mirror. keeking-glassa1724 A looking-glass. toilet glass1729 a mirror used when dressing, a toilet-table mirror. long mirror1793 a full-length mirror. swing-glass1809 a looking-glass suspended on pivots. hand glass1832 A small mirror with a handle. cheval-glass1836 A mirror swung on a frame, and of sufficient length to reflect the whole figure. psyche1838 A cheval glass. Also more fully psyche glass. Now archaic or historical. tire-glass1844 a dressing-glass, toilet-glass. tiring-glass1844 attributive and in other combinations, as tiring-chamber, tiring-closet, tiring-glass, tiring-man, tiring-place. Also tiring-house, n., tiring-room… driving mirror1907 a small mirror inside or on the side of a motor vehicle, enabling the driver to see what is behind or to the side of the vehicle; spec. a small… wing mirror1925 (a) a side mirror (frequently adjustable) on a dressing table; (b) a rear-view mirror projecting from the side of a motor vehicle. swing mirror1930 = swing-glass n. vanity mirror1959 (a) a small make-up mirror, esp. as a fitting in a motor vehicle; (b) a dressing-table mirror. |
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