pocket mirror
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2.5
- noun
- /ˈpɑkɪt ˈmɪrər/
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espejo de bolsillo
- Impatient, Ned finally holds up a small pocket mirror.
Examples
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Sera examines her face in a pocket mirror.
Fiction book (1995) -
The girl behind the counter gazed into a pocket mirror, arranging her spiky bangs.
Fiction book (1997) -
What you need is a small pocket mirror.
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Buy a pocket mirror and work on your frown.
Blog text (31) -
A lady's pocket mirror.
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So he looks away, removing a pocket mirror from the folds of his vicuña cape.
Fiction book (1990) -
"She sat up now, serious, and rolled orange lipstick over her lips, examining her mouth in a pocket mirror inscribed, she had told him, to her mother by a lover: "A little bit every day."
Fiction book (1996) -
She flips open her pocket mirror and dabs her lips with red lipstick as the car pulls up to the gates of a hillside mansion.
Fiction book (1994) -
She took out her pocket mirror to fix her lipstick before the meeting.
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Patti checked her reflection in a pocket mirror to ensure her hair looked fine.
Synonyms
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2.1
A small mirror with a handle that you hold to see your face
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2.4
A small folding mirror in a case that you carry to check your face
A small mirror with a handle for looking at your face
How Portable
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a small portable mirror for carrying in a pocket' is directly and compositionally derived from 'pocket' (a small pouch) + 'mirror' (a reflective surface). This straightforward noun-compound follows common cross-linguistic patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Pocket mirror The name pocket mirror comes from the simple idea of a small mirror that fits in a pocket or bag. People used these tiny mirrors to check hair or makeup quickly, so the phrase means 'a small, portable mirror for quick grooming'.