Mirror
Mirror , noun
[Old English mirour, French miroir, Old French also mireor, from (assumed) Late Latin miratorium, from mirare to look at, Latin mirari to wonder. See Marvel, and compare Miracle, Mirador.]
1.
A looking-glass or a speculum; any glass or polished substance that forms images by the reflection of rays of light.
And in her hand she held a mirror bright,
Wherein her face she often viewèd fair.
2.
That which gives a true representation, or in which a true image may be seen; hence, a pattern; an exemplar.
She is mirour of all courtesy.
O goddess, heavenly bright,
Mirror of grace and majesty divine.
3.
(Zoology) See Speculum.
Collocations (3)
Mirror carp (Zoology) , a domesticated variety of the carp, having only three or fur rows of very large scales side.
Mirror plate , (a) A flat glass mirror without a frame (b) Flat glass used for making mirrors.
Mirror writing , a manner or form of backward writing, making manuscript resembling in slant and order of letters the reflection of ordinary writing in a mirror. The substitution of this manner of writing for the common manner is a symptom of some kinds of nervous disease.
Mirror , transitive verb
1.
To reflect, as in a mirror.
2.
To copy or duplicate; to mimic or imitate; as, the files at Project Gutenberg were mirrored on several other ftp sites around the world.
3.
To have a close resemblance to; as, his opinions often mirrored those of his wife.