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From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) : [ devils ]
LOOKING-:GLASS:, n. A vitreous plane upon which to display a fleeting
show for man's disillusion given.
The King of Manchuria had a magic looking-glass, whereon whoso
looked saw, not his own image, but only that of the king. A certain
courtier who had long enjoyed the king's favor and was thereby
enriched beyond any other subject of the realm, said to the king:
"Give me, I pray, thy wonderful mirror, so that when absent out of
thine august presence I may yet do homage before thy visible shadow,
prostrating myself night and morning in the glory of thy benign
countenance, as which nothing has so divine splendor, O Noonday Sun of
the Universe!"
Please with the speech, the king commanded that the mirror be
conveyed to the courtier's palace; but after, having gone thither
without apprisal, he found it in an apartment where was naught but
idle lumber. And the mirror was dimmed with dust and overlaced with
cobwebs. This so angered him that he fisted it hard, shattering the
glass, and was sorely hurt. Enraged all the more by this mischance,
he commanded that the ungrateful courtier be thrown into prison, and
that the glass be repaired and taken back to his own palace; and this
was done. But when the king looked again on the mirror he saw not his
image as before, but only the figure of a crowned ass, having a bloody
bandage on one of its hinder hooves -- as the artificers and all who
had looked upon it had before discerned but feared to report. Taught
wisdom and charity, the king restored his courtier to liberty, had the
mirror set into the back of the throne and reigned many years with
justice and humility; and one day when he fell asleep in death while
on the throne, the whole court saw in the mirror the luminous figure
of an angel, which remains to this day.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Look \Look\ (l[oo^]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Looked; p. pr. &
vb. n. Looking.] [OE. loken, AS. l[=o]cian; akin to G.
lugen, OHG. luog[=e]n.]
1. To direct the eyes for the purpose of seeing something; to
direct the eyes toward an object; to observe with the eyes
while keeping them directed; -- with various prepositions,
often in a special or figurative sense. See Phrases below.
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2. To direct the attention (to something); to consider; to
examine; as, to look at an action.
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3. To seem; to appear; to have a particular appearance; as,
the patient looks better; the clouds look rainy.
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It would look more like vanity than gratitude.
--Addison.
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Observe how such a practice looks in another person.
--I. Watts.
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4. To have a particular direction or situation; to face; to
front.
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The inner gate that looketh to north. --Ezek. viii.
3.
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The east gate . . . which looketh eastward. --Ezek.
xi. 1.
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5. In the imperative: see; behold; take notice; take care;
observe; -- used to call attention.
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Look, how much we thus expel of sin, so much we
expel of virtue. --Milton.
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Note: Look, in the imperative, may be followed by a dependent
sentence, but see is oftener so used.
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Look that ye bind them fast. --Shak.
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Look if it be my daughter. --Talfourd.
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6. To show one's self in looking, as by leaning out of a
window; as, look out of the window while I speak to you.
Sometimes used figuratively.
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My toes look through the overleather. --Shak.
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7. To await the appearance of anything; to expect; to
anticipate.
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Looking each hour into death's mouth to fall.
--Spenser.
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To look about, to look on all sides, or in different
directions.
To look about one, to be on the watch; to be vigilant; to
be circumspect or guarded.
To look after.
(a) To attend to; to take care of; as, to look after
children.
(b) To expect; to be in a state of expectation.
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Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for
looking after those things which are coming on
the earth. --Luke xxi.
26.
(c) To seek; to search.
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My subject does not oblige me to look after the
water, or point forth the place where to it is
now retreated. --Woodward.
To look at, to direct the eyes toward so that one sees, or
as if to see; as, to look at a star; hence, to observe,
examine, consider; as, to look at a matter without
prejudice.
To look black, to frown; to scowl; to have a threatening
appearance.
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The bishops thereat repined, and looked black.
--Holinshed.
To look down on or To look down upon, to treat with
indifference or contempt; to regard as an inferior; to
despise.
To look for.
(a) To expect; as, to look for news by the arrival of a
ship. ``Look now for no enchanting voice.'' --Milton.
(b) To seek for; to search for; as, to look for lost
money, or lost cattle.
To look forth.
(a) To look out of something, as from a window.
(b) To threaten to come out. --Jer. vi. 1. (Rev. Ver.).
To look forward to. To anticipate with an expectation of
pleasure; to be eager for; as, I am looking forward to
your visit.
To look into, to inspect closely; to observe narrowly; to
examine; as, to look into the works of nature; to look
into one's conduct or affairs.
To look on.
(a) To regard; to esteem.
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Her friends would look on her the worse.
--Prior.
(b) To consider; to view; to conceive of; to think of.
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I looked on Virgil as a succinct, majestic
writer. --Dryden.
(c) To be a mere spectator.
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I'll be a candleholder, and look on. --Shak.
To look out, to be on the watch; to be careful; as, the
seaman looks out for breakers.
To look through.
(a) To see through.
(b) To search; to examine with the eyes.
To look to or To look unto.
(a) To watch; to take care of. ``Look well to thy herds.''
--Prov. xxvii. 23.
(b) To resort to with expectation of receiving something;
to expect to receive from; as, the creditor may look
to surety for payment. ``Look unto me, and be ye
saved.'' --Is. xlv. 22.
To look up, to search for or find out by looking; as, to
look up the items of an account.
To look up to, to respect; to regard with deference.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Looking \Look"ing\, a.
Having a certain look or appearance; -- often compounded with
adjectives; as, good-looking, grand-looking, etc.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Looking \Look"ing\, n.
1. The act of one who looks; a glance.
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2. The manner in which one looks; appearance; countenance;
face. [Obs.]
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All dreary was his cheer and his looking. --Chaucer.
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Looking for, anticipation; expectation. ``A certain fearful
looking for of judgment.'' --Heb. x. 27.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Look \Look\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Looked; p. pr. & vb. n.
Looking.] [OE. loken, AS. l[=o]cian; akin to G. lugen, OHG.
luog[=e]n.]
1. To direct the eyes for the purpose of seeing something; to
direct the eyes toward an object; to observe with the eyes
while keeping them directed; -- with various prepositions,
often in a special or figurative sense. See Phrases below.
2. To direct the attention (to something); to consider; to
examine; as, to look at an action.
3. To seem; to appear; to have a particular appearance; as,
the patient looks better; the clouds look rainy.
It would look more like vanity than gratitude.
--Addison.
Observe how such a practice looks in another person.
--I. Watts.
4. To have a particular direction or situation; to face; to
front.
The inner gate that looketh to north. --Ezek. viii.
3.
The east gate . . . which looketh eastward. --Ezek.
xi. 1.
5. In the imperative: see; behold; take notice; take care;
observe; -- used to call attention.
Look, how much we thus expel of sin, so much we
expel of virtue. --Milton.
Note: Look, in the imperative, may be followed by a dependent
sentence, but see is oftener so used.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Looking \Look"ing\, a.
Having a certain look or appearance; -- often compounded with
adjectives; as, good-looking, grand-looking, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Looking \Look"ing\, n.
1. The act of one who looks; a glance.
2. The manner in which one looks; appearance; countenance;
face. [Obs.]
All dreary was his cheer and his looking. --Chaucer.
Looking for, anticipation; expectation. ``A certain fearful
looking for of judgment.'' --Heb. x. 27.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
looking
adj : appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining
forms; "left their clothes dirty looking"; "a most
disagreeable looking character"; "angry-looking";
"liquid-looking"; "severe-looking policemen on noble
horses"; "fine-sounding phrases"; "taken in by
high-sounding talk" [syn: sounding]
n 1: the act of directing the eyes toward something and
perceiving it visually; "he went out to have a look";
"his look was fixed on her eyes"; "he gave it a good
looking at"; "his camera does his looking for him" [syn:
look, looking at]
2: the act of searching visually [syn: looking for]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
looking
vb.
1 (present participle of en look nocat=1)
2 as the last part of compound adjectives: relating to or having the
appearance of.
n.
The act of one who looks; a glance.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
looking
vb.
1 (present participle of en look nocat=1)
2 as the last part of compound adjectives: relating to or having the
appearance of.
n.
The act of one who looks; a glance.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
looking
vb.
1 (present participle of en look nocat=1)
2 as the last part of compound adjectives: relating to or having the
appearance of.
n.
The act of one who looks; a glance.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
looking
vb.
1 (present participle of en look nocat=1)
2 as the last part of compound adjectives: relating to or having the
appearance of.
n.
The act of one who looks; a glance.
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
looking
Englanti vb.
(en-v-taivm l ook ing)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
looking
Engelska a.
(avledning en look ordform=prespart)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Looking /lˈʊkɪŋ/ النظرFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
looking /lˈʊkɪŋ/ dívající seFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
looking /lˈʊkɪŋ/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]vypadající
looking /lˈʊkɪŋ/ äugend, illernd see: look, lookedFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
looking /lˈʊkɪŋ/
aussehend, ausschauend
"be good-looking" - gut (attraktiv) aussehen/ausschauend
see: look, looked, look good, look well, look blue, look better
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
looking /lˈʊkɪŋ/
hinsehend, hinschauend, hinblickend
"without even looking" - ohne auch nur hinzusehen
see: look, looked
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]looking /lˈʊkɪŋ/ sehend, blickend, schauend see: look, looked, look sad, Look to the future!From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
looking /lˈʊkɪŋ/
sich umblickend, sich umschauend, sich umsehend
Synonym: looking around
see: look around, look, looked round, looked, looks around, looked around
From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]looking /lˈʊkɪŋ/ gledajući, traže, tražitiFrom English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 : [ freedict:eng-spa ]
looking /lˈʊkɪŋ/ espejoFrom IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]/ˈɫʊkɪŋ/
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