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handmirror

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A handheld mirror.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From hand + mirror.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: käsipeili — handheld mirror
  • French: miroir à main — handheld mirror
  • German: Handspiegel — handheld mirror
  • Icelandic: handspegill — handheld mirror
  • Irish: scáthán láimhe — handheld mirror
  • Japanese: 手鏡 (tekagami) — handheld mirror
  • Korean: 손거울 (son'geoul) — handheld mirror
  • Sumerian: 𒌓𒅗𒁇𒋗 (zabar-šu) — handheld mirror
  • Swedish: handspegel — handheld mirror