looking glasses
They show reflections
Looking glasses are mirrors.
The term sounds old-fashioned or literary now, preserved mainly in titles like Lewis Carroll's *Through the Looking-Glass*.
The phrase emphasizes the glass as something you look into, suggesting reflection or self-examination: She spent hours before the looking glass.
Increasing perceived size
- lensLight-focusing curved glass
- magnificationDegree of visual enlargement
- handheldDesigned for palm use
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
enlargement · reading · jeweler's loupe · examination · scrutiny · detail · clarity · convex
Casting back light
- silveredGiven reflective coating
- vanityExcessive pride in oneself
- hand mirrorPortable reflective surface held
- wall mirrorMounted reflective surface
gilded · oval · framed · polished · specular · gleaming · sheen · compact
Common female name
- CarrollDodgson pseudonym
- fantasyImaginative mental wandering
- portalImposing entrance or gate
- magicalPossessing supernatural power
enchanted · reversal · mirror world · reflection · symmetry · backwards · illusion · transformation
Of a prim era
- ornateElaborately decorated
- vintageQuality from past eras
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- collectibleObject worth amassing
baroque · rococo · filigree · engraved · carved · decorative · patina · restoration
magnifying
Increasing perceived size
- lensLight-focusing curved glass
- magnificationDegree of visual enlargement
- handheldDesigned for palm use
inspection · enlargement · reading · jeweler's loupe · examination · scrutiny · detail · clarity · convex · optics
reflective
Casting back light
- silveredGiven reflective coating
- vanityExcessive pride in oneself
- hand mirrorPortable reflective surface held
wall mirror · gilded · oval · framed · polished · specular · gleaming · sheen · compact · dressing table
Alice
Common female name
magical · enchanted · reversal · mirror world · reflection · symmetry · backwards · illusion · transformation · Lewis Carroll
Victorian
Of a prim era
collectible · baroque · rococo · filigree · engraved · carved · decorative · patina · restoration · curio
looking glasseswindows
Glass-filled wall openings
clear glass · picture windows · windowpanes · plate glass · glass doors
looking glasseswindows
Glass-filled wall openings
telescopes · binoculars · spyglasses · microscopes · magnifying glasses
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