Mirror definition
His story is a mirror into the life of orphans growing up.
An example of mirror is a dancer doing the same dance steps as another.
An example of a mirror is what you look at while brushing your hair.
I had a look in the mirror to see if the blood had come off my face.
We could see the lorry in the mirror, so decided to change lanes.
Although the content had been deleted from his blog, it was still found on some mirrors.
He tried to mirror Elvis's life. He copied his fashion and his mannerisms, and even went to live in Graceland.
Origin of mirror
- Middle English mirour from Old French mireor from mirer to look at from Latin mīrārī to wonder at from mīrus wonderful smei- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Middle English mirour, from Old French mireor, from mirer, to look at, from Latin mÄ«ror (“wonder at"), from mÄ«rus (“wonderful").
From Wiktionary