looking-glass calm
rare
noun
(With reference to a body of water) complete stillness, such that the surface of the water resembles a mirror.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Peter Hawker (1786–1853), army officer and writer.
- out of one's senses
- out of one's skull
- out of one's tree
- out of one's way
- out of (or beyond) reach
- out of order
- out of place
- out of plumb
- water chemistry
- water chestnut
- water chevrotain
- water chickweed
- water chute
- water cider
- water clerk
- water clock
- water closet
- water-closeted
- water clover
- watercock
- watercolor
- watercolored
- watercoloring
- watercolour
- watercoloured