looking-glass
Old-fashioned reflecting pane
A looking-glass is a mirror—a surface that reflects your image back to you.
The term is old-fashioned, surviving mainly in literary contexts and the title of Lewis Carroll's *Through the Looking-Glass*.
That work gave us looking-glass as an adjective meaning reversed or inverted: looking-glass logic, a looking-glass world where everything is backwards.
Returned light or thought
- silveredGiven reflective coating
- frameSupporting outer structure
- beveledCut at an angle
- antiqueOld valued collectible
handheld · wall-mounted · ornate · gilded · polished · convex · concave · magnifying
Magical place of marvels
- AliceCommon female name
- CarrollDodgson pseudonym
- JabberwockyInvented meaningless language
- CheshireCounty in northwest England
backwards · nonsense · whimsy · surreal · curious · topsy-turvy · enchanted · magical
Visual or mental likeness
- doubleTwice the amount
- twinOne of matched pair
- likenessVisual similarity or representation
- counterpartCorresponding person or thing
duplicate · reversed · inversion · symmetry · self · opposite · echo · copy
Groom oneself fastidiously
- preenGroom with self-satisfaction
- groomingSelf-care for appearance
- beautyAesthetic excellence
- cosmeticsSkin-applied beauty substances
makeup · self-admiration · narcissism · appearance · glamour · boudoir · powder · rouge
reflection
Returned light or thought
antique · handheld · wall-mounted · ornate · gilded · polished · convex · concave · magnifying · distorted
wonderland
Magical place of marvels
- AliceCommon female name
- CarrollDodgson pseudonym
- JabberwockyInvented meaningless language
Cheshire · backwards · nonsense · whimsy · surreal · curious · topsy-turvy · enchanted · magical · storybook
image
Visual or mental likeness
counterpart · duplicate · reversed · inversion · symmetry · self · opposite · echo · copy · simulacrum
primp
Groom oneself fastidiously
cosmetics · makeup · self-admiration · narcissism · appearance · glamour · boudoir · powder · rouge · toilette
threshold
Point of beginning
transition · entrance · doorway · boundary · crossing · alternate · beyond · barrier · veil · transformation
- Lewis CarrollJabberwocky, Alice in Wonderland, Cheshire, Queen of Hearts, Humpty Dumpty
looking-glasswindow
Glass-fitted wall opening
clear glass · windowpane · picture window · lens · porthole
look, glass, glance, looks, looking, outlook, looked, overlook, looker