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Meaning of glass à la Psyche | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

A looking-glass specifically designed to give an all round view when preparing one's toilette.

historical

Examples

“On the one side was a stand of moss roses, on the other a dressing-table, and a glass à la Psyche, over whose surface the wax tapers flung a soft light, worthy of any complexion, even had it rivalled the caliph Vathek's pages, whose skins "were fair as the enamel of Frangistan."”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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