Looksake
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An individual who looks like or is reminiscent of another; a doppelganger. rare
"Despite the awkward weight of the pack, Kikun climbed the crumbly stone face like his looksake garden lizard going up a wall; Rose followed more slowly, grumbling all the way."
Example
More examples"Despite the awkward weight of the pack, Kikun climbed the crumbly stone face like his looksake garden lizard going up a wall; Rose followed more slowly, grumbling all the way."
Etymology
From look + sake or look's + sake, modelled after namesake, name's sake.
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