as in hand glass
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Noun
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Television functions, for him, as a looking glass through which we are enticed, the better to savor the strangeness of beings infinitely odder, if more resilient, than Humpty Dumpty.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026 -
On one lamp in the studio, tentacles hold up cylindrical copper spires with submarine-style looking glasses to reveal a small bulb inside.—
Christopher Buchanan,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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One side of the room had a sitting and dining area, with a wide, full-length mirror that doubles as a television.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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Abrasive pastes are applied by hand across a tin plate until the surface reflects light like a mirror from one angle and appears jet black from another.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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“Pier glass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pier%20glass. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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