mirroryadj.

Brit.

/ˈmɪrəri/, U.S.

/ˈmɪrəri/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mirror n., -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < mirror n. + -y suffix¹. Compare earlier mirror-like adv. and adj., mirrorly adv.

Of the nature of a mirror; mirror-like.

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1830 Monthly Traveller Dec. 377/1 The playful flies..danced over the mirrory purple in fantastic circles,..skimming along the wave.

1851 U.S. Mag. & Democratic Rev. June 549 At the bottom of the savanna stretched out a broad, magnificent river, whose green, mirrory surface, was silvered over with the morning rays of the sun.

1885 R. F. Burton tr. Arabian Nights' Entertainm. I. xiv. 140 The seas sank to mirrory stillness.

c1963 S. Plath Ariel (1965) 32 This is the surgeon: One mirrory eye.

2005 A. St. John Clapton's Guitar vi. 50 Curry touched it reverently at first, almost afraid to mar its mirrory finish.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mirrory
释义	mirroryadj. Brit. /ˈmɪrəri/, U.S. /ˈmɪrəri/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mirror n., -y suffix¹. Etymology: < mirror n. + -y suffix¹. Compare earlier mirror-like adv. and adj., mirrorly adv. Of the nature of a mirror; mirror-like. ΚΠ 1830 Monthly Traveller Dec. 377/1 The playful flies..danced over the mirrory purple in fantastic circles,..skimming along the wave. 1851 U.S. Mag. & Democratic Rev. June 549 At the bottom of the savanna stretched out a broad, magnificent river, whose green, mirrory surface, was silvered over with the morning rays of the sun. 1885 R. F. Burton tr. Arabian Nights' Entertainm. I. xiv. 140 The seas sank to mirrory stillness. c1963 S. Plath Ariel (1965) 32 This is the surgeon: One mirrory eye. 2005 A. St. John Clapton's Guitar vi. 50 Curry touched it reverently at first, almost afraid to mar its mirrory finish. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1830
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