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mirror

mir·ror

UK/ˈmɪɹəɹ/ US/ˈmɪɹə/ common
noun (2) verb (2)

noun

1.

polished surface that forms images by reflecting light

2.

a faithful depiction or reflection

  • “the best mirror is an old friend”

verb

1.

reflect as if in a mirror

  • “The smallest pond at night mirrors the firmament above”
2.

reflect or resemble

  • “The plane crash in Milan mirrored the attack in the World Trade Center”

Origin

From Middle English mirour, from Old French mireor (“mirror”, literally “looker, watcher”), from mirer (“look at”), from Latin mīror (“wonder at”), from mīrus (“wonderful”), from Proto-Indo-European *smey- (“to laugh, to be glad”). Displaced native Middle English schewere, schawere, from Old English sċēawere (“mirror”, literally “watcher”), which was also the word for "spy".

Phrases

  • cheval glass
  • looking glass

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