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The world is a looking glass and gives back to every man the reflection of his own face.
William Makepeace Thackeray

Meaning of "looking glass" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LOOKING GLASS

Sense 2 in allusion to Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LOOKING GLASS

looking glass play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LOOKING GLASS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Looking glass can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES LOOKING GLASS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

looking glass

Mirror

A mirror is an object that reflects light in a way that preserves much of its original quality subsequent to its contact with the mirror. Some mirrors also filter out some wavelengths, while preserving other wavelengths in the reflection. This is different from other light-reflecting objects that do not preserve much of the original wave signal other than color and diffuse reflected light. The most familiar type of mirror is the plane mirror, which has a flat surface. Curved mirrors are also used, to produce magnified or diminished images or focus light or simply distort the reflected image. Mirrors are commonly used for personal grooming or admiring oneself, decoration, and architecture. Mirrors are also used in scientific apparatus such as telescopes and lasers, cameras, and industrial machinery. Most mirrors are designed for visible light; however, mirrors designed for other types of waves or other wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation are also used, especially in non-optical instruments.

Definition of looking glass in the English dictionary

The definition of looking glass in the dictionary is a mirror, esp a ladies' dressing mirror. Other definition of looking glass is with normal or familiar circumstances reversed; topsy-turvy.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LOOKING GLASS

look someone in the face
look through
look to one´s laurels
look up
look-in
look-see
look-up
lookalike
lookdown
looked-after
looked-for
looker
looker-on
lookie-likie
looking-glass
lookism
lookist
lookout
lookout post
looks

WORDS THAT END LIKE LOOKING GLASS

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eyeglass
fiberglass
fibreglass
frosted glass
glass
green glass
ground glass
hourglass
looking-glass
magnifying glass
milk glass
plexiglass
sandglass
shot glass
spyglass
stained glass
sunglass
Tiffany glass
window glass
wine glass

Synonyms and antonyms of looking glass in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «looking glass» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LOOKING GLASS

Find out the translation of looking glass to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of looking glass from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «looking glass» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

镜子
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

looking glass
570 millions of speakers

English

looking glass
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

देख गिलास
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أبحث الزجاج
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ищу стекло
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

espelho
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দর্পণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

miroir
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kaca mencari
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Spiegel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

거울을
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Looking glass
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gương soi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கண்ணாடி பார்க்க
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दिसायला काच
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ayna
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

looking glass
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

looking glass
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

шукаю скло
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

oglindă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

looking glass
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

spieël
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

spegel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

looking glass
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of looking glass

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LOOKING GLASS»

The term «looking glass» is quite widely used and occupies the 36.095 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LOOKING GLASS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about looking glass

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3 QUOTES WITH «LOOKING GLASS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word looking glass.
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Nikolai Gogol
It is no use to blame the looking glass if your face is awry.
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Francois Rabelais
If you wish to avoid seeing a fool you must first break your looking glass.
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William Makepeace Thackeray
The world is a looking glass and gives back to every man the reflection of his own face.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LOOKING GLASS»

Discover the use of looking glass in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to looking glass and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Into the Looking Glass
Investigating a mammoth explosion that destroyed the University of Central Florida, physicist William Weaver and Navy SEAL Robert Miller discover demonic alien visitors intent on annihilating all life on Earth.
John Ringo, 2005
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North Korea Through the Looking Glass
Exploiting domestic and international news broadcasts and international news broadcasts and defector testimony, this book explores what the leadership and masses believe about their current predicament and why they refuse to adopt more ...
Kong Dan Oh, Ralph C. Hassig, 2004
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In Too Deep: Book One of the Looking Glass Trilogy
The New York Times bestselling author begins a new trilogy set in a secluded coastal town in Northern California-a mysterious place where danger and passion run deep...
Jayne Ann Krentz, 2010
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Through the Looking-Glass
When you look at fine connections, it's hard to say exactly what relation "Alice in Wonderland" has to this book, "Through the Looking-Glass," Oh, it's plainly the same girl, though she seems older, here, and some characters (like ...
Lewis Carroll, 2007
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Into the Looking Glass: Exploring the Worlds of Fringe
This guide explores how the show uses these elements to tap into a deeper understanding of the human experience.
Sarah Clarke Stuart, 2011
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The Haunted Looking Glass: Ghost Stories
Collects classic ghost stories chosen and illustrated by the famous illustrator Edward Gorey, including works by Charles Dickens, Bram Stoker, and Robert Louis Stevenson.
Edward Gorey, 2001
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Sheherazade Through the Looking Glass: The Metamorphosis of ...
The Thousand and One Nights was reborn into an alien environment in 1704, its signs being received in a radically different way from their original meanings.
Eva Sallis, 1999
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Anthropology Through the Looking-Glass: Critical Ethnography ...
In this innovative and ambitious book, Michael Herzfeld moves Greek Ethnography from the margins to the centre of anthropological theory, revealing the theoretical insights that can be gained by so doing.
Michael Herzfeld, 1989
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Japan Through the Looking Glass
Clear-sighted, persistent, affectionate, unsentimental and honest - Alan Macfarlane shows us Japan as it has never been seen before.
Alan Macfarlane, 2010
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Into The Looking-Glass Wood: Essays on Words and the World
Into the Looking-Glass Wood is a voyage into the subversive heart of words - a voyage fired by the author's humanity and extraordinary breadth of vision. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Alberto Manguel, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LOOKING GLASS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term looking glass is used in the context of the following news items.
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Niall Horan and Justin Bieber with 'suspicious looking glass pipe'
One Direction star Niall Horan and Justin Bieber have been pictured sitting next to what appears to be a suspicious looking glass pipe while in ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
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Alleged Looking Glass Photo burglar caught on video
Police are looking for a man who took cameras and lenses from Looking Glass Photo in West Berkeley over the weekend, and the shop has ... «Berkeleyside, Jul 15»
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Justin Bieber skateboards in West Hollywood trick session
He found himself in hot water once again after he was caught sitting next to a suspicious looking glass pipe as he partied with One Direction ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
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other side of the looking glass
On the other side of the looking glass. by: Peter Craven; From: The Australian; July 18, 2015 12:00AM. Increase Text Size · Decrease Text Size · Print · Email ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
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J Summer Fashion Show 2015: Through the looking glass
This month, the Paris-based model and entrepreneur will invite us to look at the wonders of modern fashion through the looking glass by ... «gbtimes, Jul 15»
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Through the looking glass into London Underground's Wonderland
SOON TO BE TRANSFORMED: London's abandoned underground station Down Street. The unused underground station will be the first of ... «Gulf Times, Jul 15»
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The Walk-Through: Magic City Through the Looking Glass, Part 4
I was pondering the idea of Millinocket shedding its old identity as a company town and embracing a new identity as a frontier town at the foot of ... «Freepress Online, Jul 15»
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Through the looking glass
“Through the Looking Glass” was Lewis Carroll's second flight into fancy. ... us just how far we've gone into the other side of the looking glass. «Longboat Key News, Jul 15»
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Lookingglass Alice at the Arsht: Torturously Self-Indulgent
The plot, such as there is one, is lifted from Through the Looking Glass: Alice must navigate a procession of eight chess squares, each one ... «Miami New Times, Jul 15»
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Through the Looking Glass: Alternative Hong Kong Suggestions for …
Through the Looking Glass: Alternative Hong Kong Suggestions for Repeat Visitors. Robynne Tindall. Jul 13, 2015 6:00 pm. Travel · Hong Kong · The Beijinger ... «The Beijinger, Jul 15»

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