Mirror Noun Bre ˈmɪrə(R ˈmɪrər Looked Rear View Car

• he looked at himself in the mirror.
• a rear-view mirror (= in a car, so that the driver can see what is behind)
• a wing mirror (= on the side of a car)
• a side-view mirror

mirror

1. a piece of special flat glass that reflects images, so that you can see yourself when you look in it
• He looked at himself in the mirror.
• a rear-view mirror (= in a car, so that the driver can see what is behind)
• a wing mirror (= on the side of a car)
• a side-view mirror
2. something that shows what something else is like
• The face is the mirror of the soul.
• Dickens' novels are a mirror of his times.
3. = mirror site
• = mirror site
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Extra Examples

• Art can be seen as a mirror image of society.
• He was busy admiring himself in the mirror.
• He watched them through a two-way mirror.
• She stared at her face in the mirror.
• We hung a mirror over the fireplace.
• a large mirror hanging on the wall behind him

Word Origin

• Middle English: from Old French mirour, based on Latin mirare ‘look at’. Early senses also included ‘a crystal used in magic’ and ‘a person deserving imitation’.