looking glass

as in mirror
a smooth or polished surface that forms images by reflection always remember that the image is reversed in the looking glass

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Recent Examples of looking glass The experience was a strange one, like going down a looking glass. Jake Kring-Schreifels, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024 The South Korean pistol shooter had hands-down the coolest look at the Olympics, hip popped with her black zip-up and white baseball cap framing her sci-fi looking glasses. Leigh Nordstrom, WWD, 9 Aug. 2024 The two use a magic looking glass to check in on the present day, where it’s implied that Cinderella has been killed as the Queen of Hearts taunts Prince Charming (Paolo Montalban) with her glass slipper. Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 12 July 2024 My job often involves crossing through the looking glass. Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for looking glass

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“Looking glass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/looking%20glass. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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