black mirror

black mirror noun: a mirror used to practice divination or other magic rituals.

Noun (1)

black mirror (plural black mirrors)

A mirror used to practice divination or other magic rituals.
- She had marvellous eyes; great, wide-open, and as black and soft as velvet, with a mysterious depth. To look in them was like gazing at a black mirror such as Doctor Dee used in his wizard rites.1903, Bram Stoker, “The Watchers”, in The Jewel of Seven Stars, published 1912
(painting) Synonym of Claude glass.
- Thus, when Manet speaks of using the black mirror—and X-ray examinations of the head seem to confirm his statements—he does so, apparently, in the manner of those Renaissance painters who saw it as a “judge” and “master”.2004, Arnaud Maillet, translated by Jeff Fort, The Claude glass: use and meaning of the black mirror in western art, New York: Zone Books, →ISBN, page 120
Synonyms:

Claude glass
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see black, mirror.

Black Mirror (uncountable)

(Internet, derogatory, excessive) A technocratic dystopia of the kind featured in the television series Black Mirror.
- This AI-generated uncanny-valley metaverse avatar is straight out of Black Mirror.

plural	black mirrors

From the title of the anthological science-fiction television series Black Mirror.

What does black mirror mean?: Black mirror means a mirror used to practice divination or other magic rituals.
What part of speech is black mirror?: Black mirror is a noun.
What is the plural of black mirror?: The plural of black mirror is black mirrors.

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