scáthán, m. (gs. & npl. -áin, gpl. ~). Mirror. 1. Looking-glass. ~ láimhe, hand-mirror. ~ bearrtha, shaving-mirror. ~ piara, pier-glass. Amharc sa ~, to look in the mirror. 2. Fig:~ na córa, mirror of justice. 3. Fig: Centre of attraction. Tá sí ina ~ súl, she is the cynosure of every eye. Ba é an ~ ban ar aonach é, he attracted the women wherever he went. Lit:Rinneadh ~ dínn do dhaoine, we became a spectacle unto the world.