单词 | side mirror |
释义 | > as lemmasside mirror side mirror n. (a) a mirror fixed or positioned to the side of something, esp. a window or larger mirror; (b) spec. (chiefly North American) a mirror projecting from the side of a motor vehicle, which allows the driver to see what is behind and to one side; cf. wing mirror n. (b) at wing n. Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > optical instruments > mirror > [noun] > other mirrors perspective glass1570 side mirror1769 index-glass1773 Claude Lorraine glass1792 anamorphoscopea1884 magnetic mirror1884 ox-eye1890 busybody1892 rear mirror1896 triple mirror1907 three-way mirror1964 two-way mirror1967 1769 in J. Wilkes Lett. 191 I never heard that..he ever stole an amorous look at his counterfeit in a side mirrour. 1841 R. Cruikshank James Hatfield I. xix. 318 No Flemish lady, with her ‘side mirrors’ at each sash, was ever more readily informed of the ‘who’ and the ‘what’ were moving in front of the house. 1864 Preston Guardian 24 Dec. 1/5 (advt.) Large Chimneypiece Mirror, in gilt frame, with two small Side Mirrors to match. 1880 F. C. Sessions On Wing through Europe xix. 262 The house windows..are provided with little side mirrors, so..that..the inmates can see all that takes place on the streets without being seen themselves. 1910 Automobile Dealer & Repairer Dec. 1331/2 Radiator cap ornaments, hose clamps.., side mirrors, license plates, and many other specialties. 1964 Daily Inter Lake (Kalispell, Montana) 27 Oct. 1/2 Air-conditioned in both tractor and trailer, the rig..even has heated side mirrors to prevent frost. 1988 R. Hart Fox in Night x. 131 In the angled side-mirror of her dressing-table [she] noticed a gap in those curtains across the street. 2000 G. H. Ephron Amnesia xix. 165 I rolled down the window, adjusted the side mirror, and shifted the car into reverse. < as lemmas |
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