"looking glass" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-looking glass.ogg Forms: looking glasses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} looking glass (plural looking glasses)
  1. Alternative form of looking-glass. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: looking-glass
    Sense id: en-looking_glass-en-noun-Dvmn~IGv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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