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The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
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mirror all done with mirrors an apparent achievement with an element of trickery, alluding to explanations of the art of a conjuror.
Mirror, mirror on the wall, Who is the fairest of them all? in the early 19th-century translation of the Grimm Brothers'
Fairytales, the customary invocation of Snow White's wicked stepmother, which in due time received the reply that Snow White rather than herself now held the palm of beauty.
See also
smoke and mirrors.
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Mirrors.
Magazine article from: Science Weekly; 3/28/2007; 700+ words
; ...other side of the mirror." This is because for flat mirrors, the object...reflection in a convex mirror will look wider...Convex side-view mirrors on cars and trucks...convex automobile mirrors, you often see...objects in mirror are closer than...
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Mirrors Can Set a Mood In a Room.
Newspaper article from: San Francisco Chronicle; 1/14/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...practical place for this type of mirror is above the fireplace. Mirrors can also be used to dematerialize...heavy duty picture-hangers. Use mirror mounting clips to attach frameless mirrors to a wall. Mirror clips are padded to protect the...
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MIRRORS ADD RADIANCE TO A ROOM.(At Home)
Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH); 4/3/2004; 700+ words
; ...shape. Select a mirror large enough to provide...your needs. Larger mirrors reflect more light...room. * Create a mirror: To play up the...decorating appeal of mirrors, consider crafting...Weight and hanging: Mirrors are usually heavier...When hanging your mirror, make sure you do...
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Mirrors Can Add New Dimensions to Your Home
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 7/30/1993; ; 700+ words
; ...are doing it with mirrors these days. You can put a mirror in your home that...receive by putting mirrors on the wall. Placing a mirror wall behind small...cabinetry skills to mirror frames. The esteem in which fine mirrors were held is indicated...
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Mirrors: reflecting culture throughout the ages.
Magazine article from: Odyssey; 12/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...and glass to make mirrors. According to Mark...Pendergrast, author of Mirror, Mirror: A History...White and the Magic Mirror, a 1994 Walt Disney movie? Mirrors, Mirrors, Everywhere Yes, the notion of the magic mirror lives on, but we...
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Mirrors can serve as decoration, as well
Newspaper article from: Charleston Daily Mail; 3/3/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...beautiful. What makes a mirror? The earliest mirrors were precious objects...when incorporating mirrors into your home decor. They can cut mirror glass to the size...color, and fit with mirror glass. - Several small mirrors, joined together...
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MIRROR, MIRROR, ON THE WALL.(left and right in mirrors)
Magazine article from: The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction; 7/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...recognize the trickiness of mirrors. All you need is a mirror or two and the time...left-handed because mirrors reverse right and left. So why doesn't the mirror reverse the direction...where the trickiness of mirrors becomes entangled with...
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Mirrors in home provide mirror of good taste
Newspaper article from: Charleston Daily Mail; 12/6/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...popular use of mirror was the vertical expanses of mirrors called pier mirrors...said girandole mirrors - branched light...attached to a mirror or mirrored sconce...North American Mirror Manufacturers recommend cleaning mirrors with a solution...
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Mirror, mirror on the wall
Newspaper article from: Press and Journal, The Aberdeen (UK); 2/27/2007; 700+ words
; ...thinking about using mirrors in different ways. For instance, mirror tiles could be fixed...an eye-catching mirror for instant brightness...OUTDOOR REFLECTIONS Mirrors needn't be confined...decorated indoor mirrors. A large mirror or a wall panelled...
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MIRRORS LEND LIGHT AND LUSTER.(LIVING)
Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH); 8/3/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...suggests that faceted mirrors or mirror strips placed adjacent...then bounce off the mirror, sending light in...interesting look.' How do mirrors break? Sad stories...towels for cleaning mirrors with Windex or similar...towel, never the mirror and frame. Some...
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mirror
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...glass is called the mirror line. Highly polished...materials serve also as mirrors; fused quartz...intersect behind the mirror). Convex and Concave Mirrors Convex and concave...metal trench hand mirror of World War I...manufacture of mirrors of this type...
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Mirrors
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
Mirrors A mirror is any device that has...today called the modern mirror. By the beginning of the eighteenth century, mirrors were mass produced in...first known metal hand mirrors. The so-called true mirror, which reflects a person...
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mirrors
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body
...show no reflection in a mirror. The reverse of this...death in the house, mirrors could hold the souls...reflection than previous mirrors. By the seventeenth...Murano were exporting mirror glass throughout Europe...subcontinent. The rage for mirrors reached an apogee in...
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Mirror Sites
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of E-Commerce
MIRROR SITES For companies that rely on the Internet...connections and crashes can spell disaster. Mirror sites are cloned or alternate versions of...that receive heavy traffic often create mirror sites to resolve potential problems caused...
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Mirror Stage
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis
MIRROR STAGE The mirror stage, occurs when an infant, beginning at six months, discovers its own reflection in a mirror. The baby then turns toward the adult who is holding it and entreats...
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