Never before has he so appreciated the mere sight of common things. The silvery sides of the toaster and its tiny pinched reflections. The plump blue-and-yellow Dutch boy cookie jar.
Hi,
Does "pinched reflections" in the above equal "poor/insufficient reflections" or something else? Thanks.
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The irregularity in the surface of the toaster produces reflections which are either reduced ('pinched') or expanded, much like funhouse mirrors.
— Mister Micawber
The irregularity in the surface of the toaster produces reflections which are either reduced ('pinched') or expanded, much like funhouse mirrors.
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