gossip mirror
noun/ˈɡɒsɪp ˌmɪɹə/UK/ˈɡɑsəp ˌmɪɹəɹ/US
Etymology
From gossip (noun) + mirror (noun), a calque of a North Germanic language (compare Finnish juorupeili and Swedish skvallerspegel), from the idea that such mirrors are used by gossips to spy on other people in the street.
Definitions
A mirror or pair of mirrors mounted outside a window, allowing the viewer to see along a…
A mirror or pair of mirrors mounted outside a window, allowing the viewer to see along a street while remaining indoors.
- Röschen was keeping watch at the gossip-mirror in the library window, and would give warning as soon as she saw the great R and his Hindoo adept in the distance.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for gossip mirror. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA