# looking-glass

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈlʊkɪŋ ˌɡlɑːs/

## Definitions
1. Synonym of mirror (“smooth surface that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it”).
2. A way into a bizarre world.

## Etymology
* (way into a bizarre world): From the book Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There (1871) by Lewis Carroll.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/looking-glass