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Synonyms for mirror

Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : mir-er
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɪr ər

Top 10 synonyms for mirror
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Définition of mirror

Origin :
  • early 13c., from Old French mireoir "a reflecting glass, looking glass; observation, model, example," earlier miradoir (11c.), from mirer "look at" (oneself in a mirror), "observe, watch, contemplate," from Vulgar Latin *mirare "to look at," variant of Latin mirari "to wonder at, admire" (see miracle). Figurative usage is attested from c.1300. Used in divination since classical and biblical times; mirrors in modern England are the subject of at least 14 known superstitions, according to folklorists. Belief that breaking one brings bad luck is attested from 1777. The Spanish cognate, mirador (from mirar "to look, look at, behold"), has come to mean "watch tower." Mirror ball attested from 1968.
  • noun glass that reflects image
  • verb copy, reflect
Example sentences :
  • Over the seat is a mirror cut into small squares by wooden muntins.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • After that she must pin it on, and slip in to stand before his mirror and inspect the result.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • Her stiff cap moved in the breeze as it swung from the corner of her mirror.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • "I feel an awful fool in it," he murmured, glancing at his reflection in the mirror.
  • Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
  • The principle of the siphon recorder is exactly the inverse of the mirror galvanometer.
  • Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
  • The mirror instrument has this drawback, however—it does not 'record' the message.
  • Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
  • And the mirror was dimmed with dust and overlaced with cobwebs.
  • Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
  • Wash my soul pure and clean, and let that be the only mirror in which I see my face.
  • Extract from : « The Village Watch-Tower » by (AKA Kate Douglas Riggs) Kate Douglas Wiggin
  • It is just this: the book is a mirror in which we all see ourselves.
  • Extract from : « Reflections » by Francois Duc De La Rochefoucauld
  • Every minute I thought I should fall, for the platform was like a mirror.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
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